Ice Plant is an outdoor flower plant with high ornamental values.

• They are characterized by leafy succulents and seed capsules to small shrubs containing fleshy green foliage. Ice Plants are generally tall, erect sub shrubs that grow tall about 700 mm and spread wide as 1m. Leaves are fused from their base and are of bluish green colour. Their flowers are grown on pedicel stems with about 70 mm diameter, and colour ranges like white, pale pink and light mauve.

Known for their traditional medicinal qualities.

• Belonging to the family of Aizoaceae, Ice Plant is also diuretic and demulcent. Their leaves can be used in treatment of dysentery and diseases of the kidney and liver. They could be helpful to relieve itching, pain, and redness of skin. The extract from their leaves could be mildly antiseptic and astringent.

Ice Plant could be used in many culinary purposes.

• Their leaves and stems could be consumed raw or even cooked. They can be pickled like cucumbers or used as spinach. Or even for garnishing they can be useful. If all fails (Stems or leaves) then you could use their seeds as a famine food too.

Its an easy to care plant.

• Ice plants thrive in the presence of full sunlight. Water them abundantly during summer and gradually reduce it while it rains or at winter. The soil on which these plants are supposed to be planted must be well-drained. Ideal temperature for their healthy growth is divided in day and night. That means during the day it must be around 23.8 to 29.4 degree Celsius and during night 18.33 to 23.8 degree Celsius. In terms of feeding, use organic fertilizers.