Ice plant
Carpobrotus chilensis (Molina) N.E.Br.
- light
- Full sun
- water
- —
- tall
- —
- wide
- —
Aizoaceae
Also called Sea fig
Formerly Mesembryanthemum chilense
When it flowers
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
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Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- Succulent subshrubKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- SubtropicalKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- C. & SC. Chile to SW. ArgentinaKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun (6 h or more)Read from Wikipedia, one source
- Flowers
- MagentaRead from Wikipedia, one source
Not known yet: height, spread, water, coldest it survives, heat, hottest it survives.
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- Wikipedia, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, Public domain
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