#stone plant

[wiley-treehouse-gardens]

South Africa, 2025

[flowerishness]

Aizoaceae (ice plant)

There are over 1,800 species of ice plants and 96% of them are native to the ‘Succulent Karoo’. The Succulent Karoo is an ecosystem which stretches along the coastal strip of southwestern Namibia and South Africa's, Northern Cape province. Not only is it the center of diversity for ice plants but it hosts almost 40% of the approximately 10,000 species of succulent plants found world-wide. 

Ice plants prefer semiarid conditions but they do surprisingly well, growing outdoors in Vancouver gardens. Evidently, I’m not the only one who enjoys ice plants. The local electric company has decided to decorate this switcher box with an ice plant as some sort of clever disguise.

[isthataleaf]

saw some insane caladiums and cute little lithops at the gardencenter today!

[petite-agave]

Look at my blooming Lithop plant 💖

[laughing-thrush]

Picked up two new plants at the Midwest Reptile Show, a sundew and a stone plant. I’ve never had either, so here’s hoping we do them right 🤞

[mudwerks]

Stone plant, Lisduff, Co. Laois.

Photographer: James P. O'Dea

Date: July 27 1961

[dadtoallplants]

Pics from latest visit to my local gardens plus some cute new plants for my home which has no more room for plants

[wiley-treehouse-gardens]