Aptenia cordifolia
Baby sun rose, Baby sunrose, Mesembryanthemum cordifolium, Lithocarpus cordifolia, Dew plant, Heart-leaf ice plant, Apple, Tetracoilanthus cordifolius
Aptenia Aptenia
A. cordifolia - A. cordifolia is a tender, branching, prostrate, evergreen, perennial succulent with cylindrical, grey-green stems bearing broadly ovate, fleshy, bright green leaves and solitary, reddish-purple to purple-pink flowers in summer and autumn.
Aptenia cordifolia is: Evergreen
Mat Forming, Spreading
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Reddish-purple, Purple-pink in Summer; Purple-pink, Reddish-purple in Autumn
Bright-green in All seasons
Seed, Stem tip cuttings
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Aptenia cordifolia (Baby sun rose) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Conservatory, Containers, Drought Tolerant, Greenhouse, Ground Cover, Mediterranean
Outdoors in frost-free areas, grow in sharply drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Protect from excessive winter wet. Under glass, grow in cactus compost with added sharp sand in full light. In growth, water moderately; keep dry in winter.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
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Aptenia cordifolia
Baby sun rose, Baby sunrose, Mesembryanthemum cordifolium, Lithocarpus cordifolia, Dew plant, Heart-leaf ice plant, Apple, Tetracoilanthus cordifolius
Aptenia Aptenia
A. cordifolia - A. cordifolia is a tender, branching, prostrate, evergreen, perennial succulent with cylindrical, grey-green stems bearing broadly ovate, fleshy, bright green leaves and solitary, reddish-purple to purple-pink flowers in summer and autumn.
Evergreen
Mat Forming, Spreading
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Reddish-purple, Purple-pink in Summer; Purple-pink, Reddish-purple in Autumn
Bright-green in All seasons
Seed, Stem tip cuttings
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Aptenia cordifolia (Baby sun rose) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Conservatory, Containers, Drought Tolerant, Greenhouse, Ground Cover, Mediterranean
Outdoors in frost-free areas, grow in sharply drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Protect from excessive winter wet. Under glass, grow in cactus compost with added sharp sand in full light. In growth, water moderately; keep dry in winter.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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Soil types: | Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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