Gardening Flowers Perennials Hardy Ice Plant By Viveka Neveln Viveka Neveln Instagram Viveka Neveln is the Garden Editor at BHG and a degreed horticulturist with broad gardening expertise earned over 3+ decades of practice and study. She has more than 20 years of experience writing and editing for both print and digital media. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on February 18, 2016 Share Tweet Pin Email In This Article View All In This Article Varieties Garden Plans Hardy ice plant is a great, colorful flower for any well-drained area, such as a slope, the edge of a retaining wall, a rock garden, a raised bed, alongside a walk, or in sandy soil. It also has attractive, green, needlelike succulent foliage that become covered with purplish-pink or yellow flowers at peak bloom, which ranges from late spring to early summer. Hardy ice plant needs full sun and excellent drainage to do well. Hardy Ice Plant Overview Genus Name Delosperma Common Name Hardy Ice Plant Plant Type Perennial Light Sun Height 6 to 6 inches Width 1 to 2 feet Flower Color Blue, Pink Foliage Color Chartreuse/Gold Season Features Spring Bloom, Summer Bloom Special Features Good for Containers, Low Maintenance Zones 10, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Propagation Leaf Cuttings, Stem Cuttings Problem Solvers Drought Tolerant, Groundcover, Slope/Erosion Control Varieties of Hardy Ice Plant Cooper's Hardy Ice Plant Delosperma cooperi forms a mat of creeping succulent foliage several inches tall by 2 feet wide. It has hot pink daisylike flowers. Plant in zones 5-10. Sutherland's Hardy Ice Plant Delosperma sutherlandii has bright green succulent foliage with flattened, 3-sided leaves. It bears purplish-pink flowers in summer. Plant in zones 6-9. Table Mountain Ice Plant Delosperma cooperi 'John Profitt' is a hardy selection of Cooper's hardy ice plant with improved garden performance. Plant in zones 5-10. Garden Plans for Hardy Ice Plant Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit