Aptenia Variegata, also known as Aptenia cordifolia "RedApple," Baby Sun Rose, Heart Leaf Ice Plant, or Mesembryanthemum cordifolium, is a perennial evergreen succulent plant native to South Africa. This plant offers succulent glossy green leaves with a vigorous, dense trailing habit of 4-6" tall and 12-14" wide. Red flowers bloom in spring and summer, opening in the daytime and closing at night. Heat, drought, and salt tolerant, Aptenia Variegata is perennial in zones 10-11 and excels indoors with bright light. With low humidity, full sun, and little water, this plant provides year-round color and texture in rock gardens, hanging baskets, and as a groundcover in hot desert climates. Add unique foliage and flowers to a houseplant collection by growing this plant in bright sun with little water and humidity.
Aptenia Variegata Selling Tips
Sell Aptenia Variegata to customers looking for a low-maintenance ground cover in desert climates or a unique houseplant. Aptenia flourishes in bright light with little water or care. It tolerates many soils and blooms with red flowers in spring and summer. Grow it outside in zones 10-11 or as a houseplant in any space with a bright windowsill. Create an attractive rock garden or houseplant collection by pairing this plant with Sedum, Delosperma, Echeveria, Senecio, Crassula, Sempervivum, and Kalanchoe.
Coach Your Customer
1. Space plants 10-15" apart in well-draining, sandy or loamy soil in full sun or in a container with a media developed for succulents in a sunny window or brightly lit room.
2. Water deeply when the soil is dry and allow the soil to dry before watering again. Provide little water and low humidity for best results with this heat and drought-loving plant.
3. Less is more with Aptenia Variegata. It grows best with no fertilizer, poor soil, lots of drainage, and a cramped space.
General Growing Tips For Your Rooted Cutting Liner
For best results with Aptenia Variegata, use a sandy soil and plant one rooted plug per 4-inch container. This plant flourishes in poor soil with no fertilizer and a pH between 5-7.5. Provide temperatures between 55-80; temperatures in the low 50s slow growth. Bright light, low humidity, and minimal water create ideal conditions. Watch for root rot and be careful not to overwater.
Flowering
Red flowers bloom in spring and summer, opening during the day and closing at night for a few days each.
Pinching
Pinch this plant as needed for shaping.
Spacing
Space containers in your commercial greenhouse to provide adequate airflow and sunlight penetration around the base and foliage of each plant.
Height Control
This plant doesn't require PGRs. Provide plenty of bright light and low water and humidity.
Pests
This plant isn't prone to pests.
Disease
This plant isn't prone to disease but can develop root rot in poorly draining soil or overly wet conditions.
Root Rot occurs in poorly drained or overly wet soil, which becomes the host for several types of fungi. It causes stunted growth, wilting, and root system decay. Prevention is the best treatment, and you will avoid most root rot problems by using clean, well-draining media, appropriate containers, and good watering practices for finishing rooted plugs. Inspect plants for signs of disease regularly. Repot infected plants in well-draining soil, adjust your watering schedule, provide better airflow, and use a fungicide if needed.
Planting Aptenia Variegata Liners
Plant one rooted plug per 4-inch container in sandy, well-drained soil. Center the ellepot in the container.
Rooted Cuttings
Cuttings vary in size between different plant families. These rooted starter plants will arrive ready to be transplanted in to your final container. If they are to be used in a landscape application, you will need to establish them in a 4 inch pot or an 1801 before planting outside.
Aptenia Variegata Quick Reference Guide
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Spring, Summer
Color
Red
Habit
Trailing
Height
4-6 Inches
Light
Bright, Full Sun
Minimum Temp
50
Perennial Zone
10-11
Water Needs
Light
Patented Plant
No
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Aptenia Variegata, also known as Aptenia cordifolia "RedApple," Baby Sun Rose, Heart Leaf Ice Plant, or Mesembryanthemum cordifolium, is a perennial evergreen succulent plant native to South Africa. This plant offers succulent glossy green leaves with a vigorous, dense trailing habit of 4-6" tall and 12-14" wide. Red flowers bloom in spring and summer, opening in the daytime and closing at night. Heat, drought, and salt tolerant, Aptenia Variegata is perennial in zones 10-11 and excels indoors with bright light. With low humidity, full sun, and little water, this plant provides year-round color and texture in rock gardens, hanging baskets, and as a groundcover in hot desert climates. Add unique foliage and flowers to a houseplant collection by growing this plant in bright sun with little water and humidity.
Aptenia Variegata Selling Tips
Sell Aptenia Variegata to customers looking for a low-maintenance ground cover in desert climates or a unique houseplant. Aptenia flourishes in bright light with little water or care. It tolerates many soils and blooms with red flowers in spring and summer. Grow it outside in zones 10-11 or as a houseplant in any space with a bright windowsill. Create an attractive rock garden or houseplant collection by pairing this plant with Sedum, Delosperma, Echeveria, Senecio, Crassula, Sempervivum, and Kalanchoe.
Coach Your Customer
1. Space plants 10-15" apart in well-draining, sandy or loamy soil in full sun or in a container with a media developed for succulents in a sunny window or brightly lit room.
2. Water deeply when the soil is dry and allow the soil to dry before watering again. Provide little water and low humidity for best results with this heat and drought-loving plant.
3. Less is more with Aptenia Variegata. It grows best with no fertilizer, poor soil, lots of drainage, and a cramped space.
General Growing Tips For Your Rooted Cutting Liner
For best results with Aptenia Variegata, use a sandy soil and plant one rooted plug per 4-inch container. This plant flourishes in poor soil with no fertilizer and a pH between 5-7.5. Provide temperatures between 55-80; temperatures in the low 50s slow growth. Bright light, low humidity, and minimal water create ideal conditions. Watch for root rot and be careful not to overwater.
Flowering
Red flowers bloom in spring and summer, opening during the day and closing at night for a few days each.
Pinching
Pinch this plant as needed for shaping.
Spacing
Space containers in your commercial greenhouse to provide adequate airflow and sunlight penetration around the base and foliage of each plant.
Height Control
This plant doesn't require PGRs. Provide plenty of bright light and low water and humidity.
Pests
This plant isn't prone to pests.
Disease
This plant isn't prone to disease but can develop root rot in poorly draining soil or overly wet conditions.
Root Rot occurs in poorly drained or overly wet soil, which becomes the host for several types of fungi. It causes stunted growth, wilting, and root system decay. Prevention is the best treatment, and you will avoid most root rot problems by using clean, well-draining media, appropriate containers, and good watering practices for finishing rooted plugs. Inspect plants for signs of disease regularly. Repot infected plants in well-draining soil, adjust your watering schedule, provide better airflow, and use a fungicide if needed.
Planting Aptenia Variegata Liners
Plant one rooted plug per 4-inch container in sandy, well-drained soil. Center the ellepot in the container.
Rooted Cuttings
Cuttings vary in size between different plant families. These rooted starter plants will arrive ready to be transplanted in to your final container. If they are to be used in a landscape application, you will need to establish them in a 4 inch pot or an 1801 before planting outside.
Aptenia Variegata Quick Reference Guide
4 Inch crop time
8-12 Weeks
Bloom Period
Spring, Summer
Color
Red
Habit
Trailing
Height
4-6 Inches
Light
Bright, Full Sun
Minimum Temp
50
Perennial Zone
10-11
Water Needs
Light
Patented Plant
No
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