Have a question on ANYTHING to do with succulents? Go to debraleebaldwin.com and browse the menu or use the Search bar. Btw, my site is not monetized---no annoying pop-up ads. It's my gift to my followers and the culmination of my career as a horticulturist/photojournalist specializing in succulents. You'll find 100+ pages of tips and ideas; thousands of photos and must-know facts for specific varieties; curated design ideas for gardens, landscapes and containers; interviews with experts; seasonal info; and much more. Use the site as a research tool that also is entertaining---the same goal as my KZread channel. Q's welcome!

These make stunning hanging baskets, some even reblooming !

@QueenofSucculents

2 жыл бұрын

Good point! Thanks for mentioning it.

They are so beautiful!

So beautiful.

Beautiful

Amazing color and beauty! So many ways to use ice plants!

@QueenofSucculents

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jane!

Such beautiful amazing blooms! Love them all, especially the aloe blooms! 💚

@QueenofSucculents

3 жыл бұрын

I know, right!?

Loved the info and the bright cheery blooms of the ice plants. Your photos are gorgeous! I especially like the different combinations using ice plants and other drought resistant plants. Beautiful!

@QueenofSucculents

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you dear Pat!

Thank you Debra! Great info

@QueenofSucculents

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Thank you for another inspiring video! You are so generous with your knowledge and have the best videos.

@QueenofSucculents

3 жыл бұрын

What a lovely compliment! Thank you, Jenny!

I love listening to your naturally slow-paced vocal tempo (giving me time to learn) while I'm visually absorbing and delighting in these glorious images, Debra. Always a pleasure!!!

@QueenofSucculents

3 жыл бұрын

I probably go too fast in most of my videos. Working on it! Thanks, Shari.

@ShariSchreiberMA

3 жыл бұрын

@@QueenofSucculents I doubt that's true, but my ADD loves a slower pace. :~)

You’re a real pro! You manage to inspire me every time I look you up. Wonderful video, I love it love it love it!

@QueenofSucculents

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Fanny for the lovely comment! If you click on the bell icon you'll be notified whenever I release a new video. ;+)

Stunning. Wish we could grow more of these in Tucson.

Hi Debra. Loved this video. We have succulent iceplants (Disney iceplants, like they have all over Disneyland) growing down a large hillside area. We find them very hearty and we do walk on them or crab-walk on them to pull weeds out in between. They are VERY hearty. We always do the weeding in the early morning before they open up and before the bees visit the blooms!

@QueenofSucculents

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Renee! I'd love to see a photo of your large hillside in full bloom. Very smart to beat the bees!

Beautiful plants, I really like and have them. 👍

@QueenofSucculents

Жыл бұрын

Yay! May they bring you much joy!

What a treat!!! Thank you so much, luckily I can find ice plants in the nurseries in Querétaro, México where I'm from. I love your videos because I learn from them. I share with my friends and family.

@QueenofSucculents

3 жыл бұрын

That's so nice to hear. Thanks, Isabel!

I need to go shopping this weekend. Beautiful!

Hi Debra. I live in the UK and really like the ice plant varieties. I have a few lampranthus and delosperma plants .also a begeranthus yellow. They are mostly in pots as I only have a small garden .I'm really enjoying growing them and I've got a few different types and colours. The most recent one I got is a drosanthemum micans which had really nice frosty ice like leafs that are amazing close up.cant wait to see everything in bloom. Would love it if you can do anything more about ice plants Soon on your site or KZread. Keep up the good work. 👍

@QueenofSucculents

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Tony. I love the leaves that look like they're covered with ice crystals!

Are these all of your plants!? Oh em gee beautiful! And I’m jealous as jealous can be!

@QueenofSucculents

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jennifer---No, it's a compilation of plants I've seen in various gardens.

Great introduction to ice plants. Stunning photos! Do regular nurseries have ice plants appropriate for containers?

@QueenofSucculents

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Steve!

They are the best flowering succulents, for sure. My experience with Lampranthus is that it starts looking unattractive after several years at which point it's better to pull it out and start over again with fresh cuttings. I made the mistake of planting Delosperma 'Firespinner' around smaller cacti. I had to remove the it because it was getting bigger than the cacti. The Delosperma grew to twice, nearly three times, the advertised maximum height! I opted for Ruschia nana, which does stay smaller (2-3" max height) and you can walk on it unlike any other ice plant. The downside is the flowers are rather small. Ice plants around cacti are helpful around xeric cacti in that they suck up any excess water.

@QueenofSucculents

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jorge -- Where are you located? Interesting that the delosperma did so well for you. Thanks for the comment!

I got some cuttings from a lampranthus deltoides when it wasn't in flower. I just liked the shape of the leaves and thought it would make a good addition to sprinkle around in my container garden. I can't remember what time of year that was, but what I do know is that last May, during the lockdown, I had an explosion of the tiny pink flowers. I was in heaven! I cut it back after it flowered and now have a couple of "bushes" of my own. Will it flower every year? I hope, I hope, I hope! The flowers and colors of this video are exquisite! Loved it!

@QueenofSucculents

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Cathy -- I don't see why it wouldn't flower every spring. Sounds like you're doing everything right!

@cathystierhoff2804

3 жыл бұрын

Okay, somewhere I got the idea that they didn’t flower every year. I’ll erase that thought and watch them blooming soon! Take care!

Which ice plant is your favorite? It's like picking a sherbet. I think I like raspberry (rose-red) but they're all enticing!

Beautiful plants, and such an array of colors.

Sadly, mine was a cutting from Australia brought back to the Philippines, it didn't survive and take root from the cutting. 😔 Thank you for the upload Debra!🌻✨🌵✨

@QueenofSucculents

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, JD. Bummer about the cutting.

Beautiful video and ID links are nice, but would love to see Zones, cold hardy temps, height & width info

@QueenofSucculents

3 жыл бұрын

As stated in the video, I show varieties suitable for mild-climate, California gardens: Lampranthus and Drosanthemum. For cold-hardy varieties (such as Delosperma), please see the Cold-Hardy page of my site. Size at maturity varies depending on cultivation, but most (as stated) are ground covers.

What varieties should do well on a south facing slope in portland? Zone 8a

@QueenofSucculents

3 жыл бұрын

Portland may be problematical. Best to check with your local garden center.

Hello I have planted a flower bed and used ice plants as ground cover would it be OK to plant flowers of other species buy it or will it kill the flower? ( I have marigold and zinnia flowers behind them)

@QueenofSucculents

2 ай бұрын

Hi Rianna -- Yes, go ahead. It'll take a while for newly planted ice plants to engulf other plants. Those you mentioned are annuals, so they'll be long gone before the ice plant takes over. Sounds like a lovely combo!

Can I plant ice plants next to my geraniums or will they choke them out and the other plants near by.

@QueenofSucculents

Жыл бұрын

They look stunning together. Ivy geraniums blend well with ice plants, and don't seem to get smothered.

Can you grow it in the low desert?

@QueenofSucculents

3 жыл бұрын

It's difficult to grow in the desert.

@Daniquas.Art.

3 жыл бұрын

I have some and I live in the low desert they need partial shade in summer, full sun is way too intense for them out here.

@QueenofSucculents

3 жыл бұрын

@@Daniquas.Art. Thank you! It's a balancing act, to give them enough sun to bloom, but not so much that they scorch.

It’s a shame carpobrotus is problematic, I like the way they look, especially by the beach. All the others are very nice too

@QueenofSucculents

3 жыл бұрын

I know. I do grow it because it's so ornamental. But there's no way it'll jump fences or tear down cliffs where I live. Where that does happen, residents are understandably dismayed.

are ice plants perineals.

@QueenofSucculents

Жыл бұрын

Hi Gary, Yes ice plants are perennials.

Learn more about these sizzling succulents and see a gallery of labeled varieties at debraleebaldwin.com/ice-plant-uses-photos-ids/