Description
Blue Ice is a small succulent with silver-blue leaves that flush burgundy in cooler weather. At maturity this succulent can grow to measure 3 to 4 inches tall and 6 to 8 inches wide. It thrives in sandy well-draining soil, requires full sun and needs average watering. It is best to allow the soil to completely dry out between waterings. While it may take a few years the Blue Ice blooms in late summer to early fall. Naturally after the mother plant blooms it will die, but the plant will have produced many offsets. This is where the man “Hen and Chicks” comes from, the offsets are clustered around the mother plant similar to a mother hen and her baby chicks. The offsets can be repotted, preferable during the warmer season, or left to form a clumping mat. The hardiness zones of the Blue Ice are from 3 to 8.
