What's the best way to nurse a healthy heart-leaf ice plant indoors for winter
Mesembryanthemum 'Crystal' - Heartleaf Ice Plant
Ground Cover Succulents
My plant has done really well on my deck all summer but I'm not sure how to keep it alive until it's warm enough to put it back on the deck next spring. I live in Nebraska. Thanks.
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Oct 06, 2023 - 03:27 PM
Since heartleaf ice plant is so soft, you'll have to bring it indoors for the winter.
You'll want to give it a good amount of light. Try a south or east facing window, or use a grow light. Then, water only when the the soil is completely dry and when the leaves get slightly wrinkly or lose some of their firmness. Too little light and too much water are the most common care problems people face when overwintering soft plants indoors.
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Mesembryanthemum 'Crystal' - Heartleaf Ice Plant
'Crystal' (Mesembryanthemum cordifolium f. variegatum) (previously Aptenia) (Schwantes): A variegated cultivar of the Heartleaf Ice Plant from South Africa. Its glossy, heart-shaped leaves are lined in white and it grows either as a creeping ground cover in warm climates (zone 10+) or a...
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