Botanical Name: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Add
Common Name: Ice Plant  
Plant photo of: Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Ground cover, Annual

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Pink, White

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Green, Red

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

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Photographer: Modesto Jr. College
  • Description

  • Notes

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum is a succulent annual. A sprawling plant of a few inches tall and several feet wide. Oval, flat, stalked, fleshy leaves grow to 4 in. long. Leaves are covered wih tiny transparent blisters that glisten like flecks of ice. Inch-wide, white to pinkish flowers in summer.