General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry 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)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 4 to 6 inches
Plant Spread: 4 to 6 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Small, light green, succulent.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Erosion control
Groundcover
Suitable for forage
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Fire Resistant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Days to germinate: 5 to 7 days.
Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow, covering with a thin layer of fine soil.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Pale Dewplant
  • Rosea Ice Plant
  • Rodondo Creeper
  • Showy Dewflower
  • Purple Carpet
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Drosanthemum floribundum
  • Synonym: Drosanthemum torquatum

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Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-04-13
Location: Cordoba, Argentina
Location: Barcelona, Spain |April, 2023 (uploaded. This image is much older)
Date: 2023-04-03

It took about three years to spread from the main plant plus some
Uploaded by thomas

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thomas From March 14, 2017 to March 31, 2017 Bloomed
thomas From March 11, 2016 to March 21, 2016 Bloomed
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This is great ground cover. by Laurar06 Mar 29, 2021 2:47 PM 1

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