General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 4 to 6 inches
Plant Spread: 18 to 24 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Variegated
Other: Heart shaped, green with creamy-white margins
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Erosion control
Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Fire Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Baby Sunrose
  • Mezoo
  • Heartleaf Ice Plant
  • Heart Leaf Ice Plant
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Mesembryanthemum cordifolium
  • Synonym: Aptenia cordifolia

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Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2017-06-16
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2016-06-22

Date: 2022-11-08
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: Naples, FL
Date: 2023-02-04
Photo by sedumzz
Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04
Location: Arbor Gate Nursery, Tomball, TX
  • Uploaded by jon

Date: 2008-05-26
Lovely long trailing display in a 'window box' planting at a nurs
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2010-06-26
Location: Cypress Gardens, Florida
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2016-05-03

Date: 2021-03-20
Tagged as Variegated Dorotheanthus bellidiformis
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-07-31
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2021-07-17
Cutting after 3 weeks in water.
Location: Naples, FL
Date: 2023-02-04
Dangling out of a pot
Location: Home
Date: 2016-08-12
Location: Home
Date: 2016-08-12
Location: At a nursery
Date: 2008-05-14

 Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
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 Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Photo by chelle
Photo by chelle

Date: 2012-08-19
Location: Home
Date: 2016-08-12
Location: Home
Date: 2016-08-12
Comments:
  • Posted by gardengus (Indiana Zone 5b) on Nov 13, 2011 6:35 PM concerning plant:
    Must be taken inside as a houseplant here in zone 5. Does well in a south window with little water. Cuttings are easy to root in spring.
Discussion Threads about this plant
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This is Aptenia cordifolia. by purpleinopp Dec 29, 2021 3:49 PM 4
id? by sedumzz Aug 14, 2022 7:25 PM 2

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