Malephora crocea
Ice Plant
Aizoaceae
Cacti and succulents, Ground covers, Perennials
MALEPHORAGround cover plants from South Africa. Dense, smooth, 1–1¾-in.-long fleshy leaves are highly resistant to heat, wind, exhaust fumes, and fire. Widely used for both streetside and freeway plantings. Plants bloom over a long season, but their daisy-like flowers are scattered rather than in sheets. Attractive to bees.
Malephora croceaTo 6 in.–1 ft. high and 6 ft. wide,with blue-green foliage. Sparse production of reddish yellow flowers nearly year-round, with heaviest bloom in spring. Good choice for moderately steep slopes. M. c. purpureo-crocea has bluish green foliage, salmon-colored flowers.
Malephora crocea
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