The Baby Sun Rose (Mesembryanthemum cordifolium) is a hardy, fast-growing groundcover succulent loved for its vibrant orange-red blooms and trailing, heart-shaped leaves. Perfect for adding a burst of colour to gardens, patios, rockeries, and container plantings, this versatile plant thrives in full sun and well-drained soil.
Its drought-tolerant nature and low-maintenance care make it ideal for gardeners seeking easy-care, visually striking plants that attract pollinators and add year-round charm to landscapes.
🌵 Key Features:
- Vibrant pink-red blooms for summer and autumn
- Trailing, succulent foliage forms a dense, heart-shaped mat
- Drought-tolerant & hardy, perfect for low-water gardens
- Fast-growing for quick colour impact
- Low-maintenance & versatile for rockeries, containers, patios, and borders
- Attracts bees and pollinators, ideal for wildlife-friendly gardens
🌞 Care Instructions:
Light Requirements:
- Thrives in full sun for best flowering and growth.
- Tolerates light shade but blooms less.
Watering:
- Water moderately during establishment.
- Very drought-tolerant once established; avoid overwatering.
Soil:
- Prefers well-draining soil; ideal for sandy or rocky gardens.
- Temperature & Climate
- Hardy in warm-temperate, Mediterranean, and coastal climates.
- Protect from heavy frost.
Maintenance:
- Trim back spent stems to encourage bushier growth.
- Propagates easily from cuttings or stem pieces.
🏡 Ideal For:
🌞 Rockeries, patios, and container plantings
🌿 Low-maintenance garden beds and borders
🐝 Pollinator-friendly landscapes
🌱 Drought-tolerant, water-wise gardens
🏡 Bright, colorful groundcover for sunny spots
📏 Plant Size:
- Available size: 10–20cm seedlings or small pots
- Mature spread: 40–60cm trailing mat
- Mature stock with well developed roots according to pot size
🛒 Why Buy From Wildhorse Homestead?
- Locally grown, hardy, sun-hardened plants
- Chemical-free and ready for garden planting
Other names: Heartleaved Midday Flower, Heartleaf Iceplant, Red Aptenia
Pot Sizes: Small – 4 x Tubes 40-80mm wide, Medium – 1 x 80-120mm pot, Large – 1 x 125-300mm pot
Delivery: Plants are carefully packaged to ensure safe transport with fast, delivery to your door. Plants can be planted directly in the ground. Water immediately on planting to reduce transplant shock. Delivery is flat rate on all orders up to 5kg Australia wide. Express and Regular post options are available.
