http://capnbob.us/blog/2010/02/23/ice-plant-flowers/ Our Unique Perspectives on Life and Politics Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:21:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://capnbob.us/blog/2010/02/23/ice-plant-flowers/#comment-28218 Cap'n Bob Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:01:40 +0000 http://capnbob.us/blog/2010/02/23/ice-plant-flowers/#comment-28218 Last summer, we took a trip to Morro Bay, CA, and stayed at a campground adjacent to Morro Dunes, a broad beach and recreational area. Ice plant grew in the sand and thrived in that area. Not only hardy in salt conditions, but sandy soil as well. I don't recall seeing any other vegetation at that location. Last summer, we took a trip to Morro Bay, CA, and stayed at a campground adjacent to Morro Dunes, a broad beach and recreational area. Ice plant grew in the sand and thrived in that area. Not only hardy in salt conditions, but sandy soil as well. I don’t recall seeing any other vegetation at that location.

]]> http://capnbob.us/blog/2010/02/23/ice-plant-flowers/#comment-28215 TheGunGeek Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:32:37 +0000 http://capnbob.us/blog/2010/02/23/ice-plant-flowers/#comment-28215 I read that one of the reasons that California uses Ice Plant so often for roadside ground cover is that it is rather tolerant of salt. Besides making it good for coastal areas (and let's face it, California has a lot of coastline), they can actually water it with salty water which will kill off any other plants trying to live there. Cuts way back on weeding and it still looks good. I read that one of the reasons that California uses Ice Plant so often for roadside ground cover is that it is rather tolerant of salt. Besides making it good for coastal areas (and let’s face it, California has a lot of coastline), they can actually water it with salty water which will kill off any other plants trying to live there. Cuts way back on weeding and it still looks good.

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