Corpuscularia lehmannii – Succulent Plant

Description

Description

If you’re a beginner in gardening, start your journey with this amazing succulent plant. Popularly known as the ‘Ice Plant’, these compact succulent plants have a deceptive name. Corpuscularia lehmannii grow thick blue-green, angular leaves in opposing pairs as they grow up the stem.

Contrary to the name ‘ice plants', these pants are not cold hardy and look ‘kind of’ similar to daisies that bloom in the spring. They grow wonderful in container gardens, rock gardens, and hanging baskets and indoors.

The leaves of the plant are 3 angled, blueish-green to light green in color, and grow up to 1.6 inches long. It blooms small yellow flowers growing from stalks, with the petals being slightly translucent. Corpuscularia lehmannii grows up to a maximum height of 3 inches and needs full to partial sunlight. 

Ice Plant Special Features

• This plant looks stunning indoors and in gardens.
• Blooms small yellow flowers.
• It is a low-maintenance plant.

Corpuscularia lehmannii – Succulent Plant Uses

Ornamental Uses

• These are great indoor plants and are ideal for beginners.

Culinary Uses

• The leaves are used to season meat and other foods in Asian, Caribbean, and Latin American cuisines.
• It is also added to chutneys and sauces containing vegetables and fruits.

Planting and care of Corpuscularia lehmannii

•  Like most succulents, these plants do not require frequent watering.
• Allow the soil to dry off between watering.
•  Don’t forget to soak the soil when watering
• Succulents require good drainage soil. 
• These plants do not do well in wet soils but thrive in poor soils.
• Trim these succulent plants anytime in the spring, summer, and falls.
• To encourage hardy growth and to get more vibrant colors, place the plant in lots of sunlight.
• Use diluted fertilizers to encourage fuller growth of these nitro deficient succulent plants.