How to Use ice plant in a Sentence
ice plant
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In fact, ice plant must have very good drainage and suffers if it is overwatered or fertilized.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
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Remove ice plant and replace it with trees and shrubs that have deep, woody, stabilizing roots.
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Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Dec. 2025
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Sandy, rocky soil and extreme heat will never phase ice plant, which originates from Africa.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
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Birds carry ice plant seeds into natural areas; seeds quickly sprout and form dense mats of foliage.
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Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Feb. 2026
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While this succulent has colorful daisy-like blooms and can level up a garden space, avoid ice plant (Delosperma) as a ground cover.
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Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
1 May 2026
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Some ice plant species are invasive so check the invasive plant list for your geographical region before growing.
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Lauren David,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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Moms pushed babies in strollers on a road divided by a median of blowing sand and creeping ice plant succulents, still striped with dotted white lines marking what used to be driving lanes.
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Janie Har,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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