Delosperma 'Pickle Plant'

Botanical: Delosperma echinatum

Common: Pickle Plant, Pickle Succulent, Ice Plant

• Light: Bright Direct
• Ideal Temperature: 65-95°F
• Humidity: Medium
• Water: Allow the soil to dry out completely between watering
• Fertilize: Once a month during the growing season with a balanced fertilizer diluted to half strength
• Preferred Soil: Cacti and Succulent Potting Mix

• Remember that the Delosperma Pickle Plant is a drought-tolerant succulent. Meaning, it's much easier to overwater, than to underwater.
• To encourage your Delosperma Pickle Plant to change colors provide it with very bright light, cooler temperatures, and even extended drought.
• To encourage your Delosperma Pickle Plant to flower, provide it with the recommended optimal conditions. Once it's mature, provide a stress period by withholding water for a few weeks and or by moving it to a cooler location for the winter.

• Member of the Aizoaceae family, which is a large family of flowering succulent plants that includes over 1,800 species.
• The Delosperma Pickle Plant is native to South Africa.

• The Delosperma Pickle Plant gets its name from its leaves, which are shaped like pickles.
• The Delosperma Pickle Plant can flower in a variety of colors, including yellow, orange, pink, and purple.
• As a cactus and succulent, the Delosperma Pickle Plant stores water above the soil in its leaves making it a very drought tolerant houseplant.
• The Delosperma Pickle Plant can handle a lower humidity as it's native to the dry desert climate.
• The Delosperma Pickle Plant can change colors when exposed to various conditions.