icicle plant

English

Helichrysum thianschanicum 'Icicles'

Noun

icicle plant (plural icicle plants)

1. A plant in the daisy family,Asteraceae, with long, powdery-white leaves ().
2. Alternative form of ice plant.
   • 2007, California Garden, page 33:

     As an example, I looked up alternatives to icicle plant (mesembryanthemum) for the Southern California area and found eight different species, including several local native ground covers that could be substituted for the ubiquitous succulent along our freeways.

   • 1970, Weldon Philip Keller, Under desert skies, page 231:

     So-called icicle plants, their leaves thick and waxen, crept across the drifting dunes, adorning them with their own beautiful blooms.

   • 2002, Sybille Engels, Basic Gardening: Everything You Need to Make Your Garden Grow:

     Mesembryanthemum criniflorum or Dorotheanthus bellidiformis Also known as ice plant, icicle plant, pebble plant, and fig marigold.

References

• Helichrysum thianschanicum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Helichrysum thianschanicum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Helichrysum thianschanicum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons