Description

🌿 Product Description – Aptenia Cordifolia

Bring vibrant color and lush greenery to your garden with Aptenia cordifolia, a hardy, evergreen groundcover that thrives in tough conditions and blooms almost year-round.

Foliage: Bright green, heart-shaped succulent leaves
Flowers: Deep rose-pink to red star-shaped blooms with yellow stamens, appearing from September to July
Growth Habit: Creeping and spreading; roots as it grows
Height: ±5–10 cm
Light Needs: Full sun to semi-shade
Water Needs: Low; drought-tolerant once established
Soil Preference: Well-drained, sandy or rocky soils
Uses:
- Stabilizing banks and slopes
- Living mulch in garden beds
- Hanging baskets and containers
- Coastal gardens (tolerates sea spray)

🌱 Bonus Features

Wildlife Friendly: Flowers attract bees and other pollinators
Medicinal Use: Traditionally used for various remedies
Cultural Note: Considered a love and good luck charm by indigenous communities