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Delosperma cooperi
Common Name: Hardy Ice Plant
Delosperma cooperi is a low, spreading, succulent perennial valued for its mat-forming habit and brilliant magenta-pink daisy-like flowers that cover the plant throughout summer, creating a vibrant groundcover display, with fleshy green foliage that may take on reddish to purple tones in fall and winter.
Mature Size:
Width: 18–24 in
Height: 3–6 in
USDA Zones: 5a–9b (best performance in 6a–9b; requires excellent drainage for winter survival in colder zones)
Light: Full sun
Blooms: Bright magenta-pink flowers from early summer into fall
Soil: Very well-drained; thrives in sandy, gravelly, or rocky soils
Water: Low; highly drought tolerant once established
🌸 Landscape Uses
Groundcover, rock gardens, edging, slopes, containers, xeriscape plantings
🌼 Attracts & Tolerances
Attracts: Pollinators
Tolerances: Drought, heat, poor soils, deer resistant
| Plant Type: | Perennial, Cactus And Succulents |
| Width: | 18-24" |
| Height: | 3-6' |
| Fragrant: | Yes |
| Fruit: | Yes |
| Zone: | 6–9 |
| Deer Resistant: | Yes |
| Salt Tolerant: | Not verified |
| Drought Tolerant: | Yes |
| Attract: | Butterflies |
| Exposure: | Full Sun |
| Bloom Time: | Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall |
| Soil Type | Sandy, Well Drained, Dry Area |
| Flower Color: | Pink |
| Leaf Color: | Green |
| Fall Color: | Green |