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Little Pickles Ice Plant
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Little Pickles Ice Plant
P Introduced Photo: Gurcharan Singh
Common name: Little Pickles Ice Plant
Botanical name: Othonna capensis    Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Othonna crassifolia

Little Pickles Ice Plant is a low-growing, succulent ground cover with a spreading habit. The finger-like, succulent blue-grey leaves are spirally arranged and become tipped with maroon in dry conditions. Small, yellow, daisy-like flowers on long, slender stems held well above the leaves. It is drought-tolerant once established and if protected will tolerate light frost. It blooms irregularly throughout the year. Little Pickles Ice Plant is a native of South Africa.

Identification credit: S. Kasim Photographed in Delhi.

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