Ice Plant – Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum
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Estimated Delivery:Aug 25 - Aug 29
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Free delivery in Dubai over AED 99 · UAE-wide over AED 200
Ice Plant – Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum
🪴 Plant Care Guide
Buy Ice Plant Dubai UAE | Mesembryanthemum Ground Cover for UAE Gardens
Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) is one of the most drought-tolerant and heat-resistant ground cover plants available for Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and UAE coastal and desert gardens. Named for its crystalline water-storing cells that glitter like ice in sunlight, this remarkable succulent ground cover produces masses of daisy-like flowers in pink, orange, yellow or white and thrives in UAE's sandy coastal soils, intense heat and minimal water conditions.
Plant Specifications
- Type: Succulent ground cover
- Height: 10–20cm spreading
- Flowers: Pink, orange, yellow, white daisies
- Blooming: October–March in UAE
- Sun: Full sun essential
- Water: Very low — highly drought-tolerant
- Soil: Sandy, coastal — perfect for UAE
Care Guide for UAE
Water every 7–10 days in summer, less in winter. Thrives in UAE's sandy and coastal soils with no soil amendment needed. No fertilizer required. Excellent for coastal Dubai and Abu Dhabi properties — highly salt tolerant.
Related Ground Cover Plants
- Portulaca — colourful sun-loving ground cover
- Lantana — spreading flowering shrub
- Variegated Agave — desert architectural plant
FAQs
Why is it called Ice Plant? Tiny water-storing cells on leaves glitter like ice crystals in sunlight. Is it salt tolerant? Excellent salt tolerance — ideal for coastal UAE gardens. How much water in Dubai? Every 7–10 days — very drought tolerant.
🚚 Free delivery over AED 200 across Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain.
🚚 Shipping Information
Orders are processed within 1–2 business days.
Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman & Umm Al Quwain: delivered within 1–2 working days. Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah & Fujairah: delivered on our scheduled van runs.
Free delivery in Dubai on orders over AED 99, and UAE-wide on orders over AED 200.
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🔄 Returns, Refunds & Cancellation Policy
Please check your plants when they arrive — returns are accepted at the time of delivery with the delivery agent.
Items must be in their original packaging. If a plant has been repotted or the original packaging is missing, a refund will not be possible.
Approved refunds are processed within 10 working days.
