How to grow Baby Sunrose

Aptenia cordifolia

Starts easily from cuttings. Will grow in full sun or dappled shade. Great to grow in hanging baskets. Keep the soil on the dry side. Too much moisture can cause the roots to rot.

Bring your containers indoors when temperature drops below 50 degrees F (10 degrees C).

Transplanting Baby sunrose

This plant may only last 2 to 3 years, therefore, it is advisable to take cuttings from older plants and renew your containers.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Baby sunrose is a tender plant.

How long does Baby sunrose take to grow?

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Baby sunrose Etymology

The genus name means “middle embryo flower” because of the position of the ovary in the flower.2

Other names for Baby sunrose

Dew plant, Heartleaf ice plant, Heart leaf iceplant, Creeping Charlie, Heartleaf Iceplant

Aptenia cordifolia (L. f.) Schwant., Mesembryanthemum cordifolium, litocarpus cordifolius

Footnotes

1 Baby sun rose on PlantzAfrica

2 missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=f211


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