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Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Suitable Locations: Beach Front
Xeriscapic
Uses: Erosion control
Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Sea Fig
  • Ice Plant

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-03-15
Partially open flower.
Location: Menton, France
Date: 2016-04-04
coastal plants in impossible places!
Location: Praia de Marbelo, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Date: 2023-06-08
Location: Praia de Marbelo, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Date: 2023-06-08
Location: Leo Carrillo State Park, California
Date: 2013-03-31
Comments:
  • Posted by KFredenburg (Black Hills, SD - Zone 5a) on Jun 16, 2020 5:57 PM concerning plant:
    These flowers only open in full sun. Other cultivated species have "escaped" in parts of California. They have flat or nearly cylindrical leaves.

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