Hearts And Flowers

Aptenia Cordifolia

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Overview

Aptenia cordifolia, commonly known as Hearts and Flowers, is a robust, mat-forming perennial with succulent heart-shaped leaves. It thrives in USDA zones 10-11, preferring full sun to part shade. This groundcover plant blooms profusely with small, vivid magenta flowers, each around 1 inch in diameter, creating a striking display. Quick to establish, it reaches 2-4 inches high and spreads up to 24 inches, requiring minimal water once established.

Sun Full, Half, ShadeWater Extra in Summer, Low, MediumZones 9–11Climate Arid, Mediterranean

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — commonly known as Hearts and Flowers

Culture

Sun: Full, Half, Shade
Water: Extra in Summer, Low, Medium
USDA zones: 9–11

Shape & size

Classification

Family: Aizoaceae
Climate: Arid, Mediterranean

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Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — mat-forming perennial with succulent heart-shaped leaves; green appearance throughout the year, image 122

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — it reaches 2-4 inches high and spreads up to 24 inches; is a particularly charming succulent ground cover, image 126

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — red flowers in the garden; these blooms are a brilliantly rich shade of magenta or deep pink and span, image 118

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — ground cover / perennial / succulent with red blooms; providing excellent coverage.<br><br>When planning, image 119

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — ground cover / perennial / succulent for full or half or shade; requiring only occasional watering during, image 120

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — requiring only occasional watering during extended dry periods; it reaches 2-4 inches high and spreads up, image 117

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — is a particularly charming succulent ground cover ideal for adding vibrant splashes of color to a, image 129

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — These blooms are a brilliantly rich shade of magenta or deep pink and span roughly 0.75 to 1 inch across, image 133

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — This resilient plant boasts fleshy heart-shaped leaves about 1 to 2 inches in length; requiring minimal, image 130

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — commonly known as Hearts and Flowers or Heartleaf Iceplant; as a vivacious filler in rock gardens, image 128

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — requiring minimal water once established; it's exceptionally heat and drought tolerant, image 127

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — In the warmer months, typically from spring to fall, it produces an abundance of small, daisy-like, image 132

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — green appearance throughout the year; attracting a variety of pollinators to the garden.<br><br>Thriving, image 131

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — the Hearts and Flowers plant flourishes in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-draining soil; in, image 135

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — attracting a variety of pollinators to the garden.<br><br>Thriving in USDA hardiness zones 9 through 11, image 134

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — It's exceptionally heat and drought tolerant; it rarely exceeds 2 to 4 inches in height but can spread 2, image 136

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — This South African native is used effectively for erosion control on slopes; commonly known as Hearts and, image 142

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — as a vivacious filler in rock gardens; commonly known as Hearts and Flowers or Heartleaf Iceplant, image 143

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — or as an edge planting along pathways; the Hearts and Flowers plant flourishes in full sun to partial, image 144

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — take into account its rapid growth rate and spreading nature; or as an edge planting along pathways, image 141

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — With a ground-hugging habit; it thrives in USDA zones 10-11, preferring full sun to part shade, image 138

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — providing excellent coverage.<br><br>When planning a planting scheme; making it a low-maintenance option, image 140

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — it rarely exceeds 2 to 4 inches in height but can spread 2 to 3 feet or more; this resilient plant boasts, image 139

Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — making it a low-maintenance option for water-conscious landscapes; the Hearts and Flowers can fare well, image 137

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