Cooper's Hardy Ice Plant: A Carpet of Pink-Purple Flowers
Delosperma cooperi spreads low over the ground with narrow succulent leaves. In a sunny site, its bright pink-purple flowers can turn a rock garden or container edge into a colorful display.
- 🌸 Daisy-like blooms: Showy flowers appear through the warmer growing season.
- 🌿 Groundcover habit: Stems spread into a low carpet.
- ☀️ Sunny spaces: This plant thrives with sun and sharply draining soil.
Choose Cooper's Hardy Ice Plant for a sunny slope, raised bed, or well-drained pot.
Care Tips
Light: Grow in full sun.
Water: Water new plants as the soil dries to help roots establish. Established plants tolerate dry conditions; avoid waterlogged roots, especially in winter.
Soil: Use sandy or rocky soil with excellent drainage. Avoid heavy clay or low spots that collect water.
Temperature: Suited to outdoor growing in USDA zones 6–10 with good drainage. Wet winter conditions can cause losses.
Shipping & Handling
- The 2 Inch Cooper's Hardy Ice Plant - Delosperma cooperi plants are shipped with the pot and soil
- The 4 Inch and larger plants are shipped bare roots without the pot and soil:
- You will receive a very similar plant to the one shown in the photos; shape and color may vary
- Ship within USA & its outlying territories only
- Please visit Order Processing & Shipping info page for additional details
Care Instructions
Please visit our Succulent Care info page for more details.
To ensure the health of succulents, it is important to plant them in porous, well-draining soil. Succulents require little watering, but don't like to sit in wet soil. To create an adequate cactus mix, simply add pumice, perlite, or grit to cactus soil to provide the proper drainage.
Allow the soil to dry to the level recommended in the Care Tips above before watering again. Always drain excess water.
Weather Conditions
- When ordering, be mindful that living succulents can be damaged by the cold weather.
- If you live in an area that is below 40°F, please add a shipping warmer to your order or consider purchasing plant until the weather is more suitable.
- Shipping Warmer: 72+ Hours Heat Packs available for $2.00 each
Keywords: Delosperma cooperi, hardy ice plant, flowering groundcover
