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Hearts And Flowers

Aptenia Cordifolia

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Overview

Aptenia cordifolia, commonly known as Hearts and Flowers, is a robust, mat-forming perennial with succulent heart-shaped leaves. It thrives in USDA zones 10-11, preferring full sun to part shade. This groundcover plant blooms profusely with small, vivid magenta flowers, each around 1 inch in diameter, creating a striking display. Quick to establish, it reaches 2-4 inches high and spreads up to 24 inches, requiring minimal water once established.

Sun Full, Half, ShadeWater Extra in Summer, Low, MediumZones 9–11Type Ground cover, Perennial, SucculentClimate Arid, Mediterranean
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — the Hearts and Flowers plant flourishes in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-draining soil; in the warmer

Culture

Sun
Full, Half, Shade
Water
Extra in Summer, Low, Medium
USDA zones
9–11

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Ground cover, Perennial, Succulent
Family
Aizoaceae
Climate
Arid, Mediterranean

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Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — or as an edge planting along pathways; the Hearts and Flowers plant flourishes in full sun to partial shade and
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — ground cover / perennial / succulent with red blooms; providing excellent coverage.<br><br>When planning a planting
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — green appearance throughout the year
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — This resilient plant boasts fleshy heart-shaped leaves about 1 to 2 inches in length; requiring minimal, image 130
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — It's exceptionally heat and drought tolerant; it rarely exceeds 2 to 4 inches in height but can spread 2 to 3 feet or
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — These blooms are a brilliantly rich shade of magenta or deep pink and span roughly 0.75 to 1 inch across
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — green appearance throughout the year; attracting a variety of pollinators to the garden.<br><br>Thriving, image 101
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — requiring only occasional watering during extended dry periods; it reaches 2-4 inches high and spreads up, image 87
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — mat-forming perennial with succulent heart-shaped leaves; green appearance throughout the year, image 62
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — take into account its rapid growth rate and spreading nature; or as an edge planting along pathways
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — it rarely exceeds 2 to 4 inches in height but can spread 2 to 3 feet or more
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — commonly known as Hearts and Flowers; each around 1 inch in diameter
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — ground cover / perennial / succulent with red blooms; providing excellent coverage.<br><br>When planning, image 119
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — the Hearts and Flowers plant flourishes in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-draining soil; in, image 135
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — This resilient plant boasts fleshy heart-shaped leaves about 1 to 2 inches in length; requiring minimal, image 70
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — it reaches 2-4 inches high and spreads up to 24 inches
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — making it a low-maintenance option for water-conscious landscapes; the Hearts and Flowers can fare well with minimal
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — requiring minimal water once established; it's exceptionally heat and drought tolerant, image 127
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — as a vivacious filler in rock gardens
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — take into account its rapid growth rate and spreading nature; or as an edge planting along pathways, image 141
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — the Hearts and Flowers can fare well with minimal care; ground cover / perennial / succulent with red blooms
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — In the warmer months, typically from spring to fall, it produces an abundance of small, daisy-like, image 132
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — or as an edge planting along pathways; the Hearts and Flowers plant flourishes in full sun to partial, image 114
Hearts And Flowers (Aptenia Cordifolia) — These blooms are a brilliantly rich shade of magenta or deep pink and span roughly 0.75 to 1 inch across; red flowers
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