Daisy ICE PLANT LIVINGSTONE Mix Annual Groundcover 4-6" Drought Tolerant 2000 Seeds

100% Pure Seed, No Fillers

Suitable for ALL USDA Zones

PRODUCT INFORMATION

• DAISY SEEDS (ICE PLANT) - LIVINGSTONE MIX
• Dorotheanthus bellidiformis
• Annual Groundcover; Grows 4-6 Inches
• Easy to grow; Heat and Drought Tolerant
• Prefers Full Sun Exposure; Spring and Summer Blooming
• Brightly colored and drought-tolerant, this prolific bloomer is frost tender annual that thrives in warm, sunny and arid conditions.
• An ideal and prolific ground cover in the American Southwest, Livingstone Mix offers a range of bright colors and low maintenance convenience.
• Ice Plant is the bright-flowered groundcover so common and loved on the West Coast, but hardly known at all in the east. It’s a succulent, a lot like a short Sedum, but the flowers are the big thing--look at those sizzling hot pink daisies. Everybody loves them, and the plant spreads rapidly with trailing runners.

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• Why are these plants so popular out west? Visit the Pacific coast, all the way from San Diego up to Seattle, and you'll see these little bright daisies everywhere--edging walks, filling planters, and adding great color under foundation plantings. Why don't we see them more in the east? See the story below, and get some going in your garden! Pick a site with full sun and gritty, sharp-draining soil, and add them to your garden. You'll be amazed at the big show!
• The Ice Plant story. Garden expert Todd Boland, a horticulturalist at The College of the North Atlantic, in Newfoundland, explains it all in one of his articles at DavesGarden.com. (Link below.) It seems a famous garden expert named Panayoti Kelaidis of the Denver Botanical Garden is almost single-handedly responsible for introducing these beauties to the US. They are from South Africa, and Mr. Kelaidis traveled there to find new plants suitable for growing in the dry, gritty soils of our western states. The Delospermas he introduced are now great favorites, especially in California. But as Mr. Boland points out, there's no reason eastern and mid-western gardeners cant enjoy Ice Plants. Mr. Boland actually brings D. cooperi, one of the most cold-hardy, through his wet cold winters in Newfoundland, so don't worry about the plants hardiness!
• The name? They're called Ice Plants because the succulent leaves produce clear crystals that glint in the sun and sometimes seem to appear as frost. 

FAST FACTS

• Name: Daisy Seeds (Ice Plant) - Livingstone Mix
• Botanical Name:      Dorotheanthus bellidiformis
• Life Cycle:     Annual
• Light Requirement:  Full Sun
• Planting Season:     Spring, Summer, Fall
• Plant Type:   Blooming Mat, Ice Plant
• Features:      Attracts Pollinators, Cut Flower Garden, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Poor Soil Tolerant, Fast Growing, Extended Bloom Time, Easy to Grow & Maintain, Container Garden
• Color: Pink, White, Purple, Yellow, Orange
• Blooms:        Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
• Plant Height: 4-6 inches
• Plant Spacing:         6-8 inches
• Planting Depth:       1/4 inch
• Sowing Method:      Direct Sow
• Cold Stratification:   No
• Hardiness Zones:    4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
• Ships: Year Round
• Seed Coverage: 25-40  Square Feet per packet

How to Plant & Grow Daisy (Chrysanthemum) from Seeds

• Eye catching in the field and long lasting in a vase, America has a love affair with daisies!
• Daisies are almost foolproof to grow. They can be planted in the spring, summer or fall.
• Most gardeners sow their daisy seeds directly in the garden.
• Choose a sunny location that is well-protected with rich, well-drained soil.
• Compost can be mixed with your garden soil.
• Use a hoe or rake to scratch the top of soil.
• Then, toss the seeds on top.
• Daisy seeds should only lightly be covered with about 1/8 inch of soil.
• It is important to maintain a good level of moisture until the seeds have germinated (in approximately 14 days).
• If you desire, a general fertilizer can be applied during the early growth stages and monthly thereafter.
• Before the daisies bloom, you can switch to a high phosphorus fertilizer.
• This will give you bigger, brighter flowers.
• Daisies need average amounts of water.

SEED STORING

• Store your seeds in a cool, dry and dark location.
• Most seeds have a long shelf life, but heat and moisture will cut that life short.
• Dedicate a drawer or cabinet to storing your seeds where you can also house your gardening journal close at hand for dreaming, planning and preparing.