{"product_id":"mesembryanthemum-cordifolium-mezoo-trailing-red-ficoide-glaciale","title":"Mesembryanthemum cordifolium MEZOO™ Trailing Red – MEZOO™ Trailing Red Iceplant","description":"\u003csection id=\"introduction\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrighten your landscape arrangements and hanging baskets with this exceptional trailing succulent featuring variegated green and cream foliage! Its fleshy, heart-shaped leaves offer a crisp texture with a delightfully tangy flavour that enhances summer salads. From spring until the first autumn frosts, it covers itself in a multitude of small, daisy-like blossoms of a vibrant magenta-red that open under full sun. Exceptionally drought tolerant, it quickly fills space to form a dense carpet or a spectacular cascade in your containers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"characteristics\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fleshy, succulent heart-shaped leaves displaying a vibrant light green bordered by a bright cream margin; edible with a crisp texture and a slightly tangy flavour.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Abundance of small, solitary flowers with fine petals in a brilliant magenta-red, blooming continuously under direct sunlight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight\u003c\/strong\u003e: Full sun required to stimulate blooming and maintain well-defined variegation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHabit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trailing and creeping, forming a dense groundcover carpet or long cascading stems.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fast growth rate; rapidly covers available space.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil\u003c\/strong\u003e: Requires light, extremely well-drained, sandy, or gravelly soil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTemperature\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardiness zone 9; grown as an annual or brought indoors before frost.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eResistances\u003c\/strong\u003e: Excellent resistance to drought, intense heat, and poor soils.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"use\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eUse\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTypes of use\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ideal in focal pots, hanging baskets, containers, planter boxes, or as a groundcover along borders and rock gardens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDecorative and culinary benefits\u003c\/strong\u003e: Instantly elevates garden compositions with its two-tone foliage while providing unique edible shoots for fresh dishes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"maintenance\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMaintenance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Water moderately, allowing the soil to dry out deeply between waterings; stimulate growth spurts with regular but non-excessive watering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFertilization\u003c\/strong\u003e: Apply a balanced fertilizer for flowering plants at half-strength once a month during the active growing season.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePruning\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pinch stem tips as needed to encourage branching and dense habit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlanting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Space plants 25 to 30 cm apart when planting outdoors in spring, once all danger of frost has passed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinter protection\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bring indoors before the first frost to overwinter in a warm, bright location if desired.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(syn. Aptenia cordifolia MEZOO™ Trailing Red, Dorotheanthus bellidiformis MEZOO™ Trailing Red, MEZOO™ Trailing Red Livingstone Daisy, Mesembryanthemum x 'Mesbicla' MEZOO™ Trailing Red)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Jardineries Botanix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48531412713775,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/4050\/6415\/files\/Plante_Annuelle_Aptenia_Cordifolia_Iceplant_Pot_b0c56138-df57-4df6-9768-d34c91f8ab7f.jpg?v=1705510749","url":"https:\/\/botanix.com\/en\/products\/mesembryanthemum-mezoo-trailing-red-iceplant-livingstone-daisy","provider":"Jardineries Botanix","version":"1.0","type":"link"}