Pickle Plant
4.2 out of 5 (17 experiences)
Fast grower
Survivor
Also known as
Ice Plant, Delosperma echinatum. and Hedgehog iceplant
Taxonomy
Delosperma echinatum
Delosperma
Aizoaceae
Caryophyllales
How to care for Pickle Plant
How often to water your Pickle Plant
every 12
Pickle Plant needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Pickle Plant in your home
a window
Pickle Plant love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Pickle Plant does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Pickle Plant in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Pickle Plant
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Pickle Plant after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Watering day was yesterday and I found some fun little blooms 🫶🏻🌱 The third and fourth pics are of my pointsettias from Christmas. I decided to pot them with my Hens and Chicks because I was short on space and curious to see what would happen. I was going to cut them back because they are so leggy, but I love the contrast of the vibrant green and pink. The last pic is watering with my Ti plant showing off 🤩 #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PropagationStation #SucculentLove #PlantTherapy #brunchataudreys #GregGang #NewGrowth #BloomingSuccs #FloweringPlants
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#freshleaffriday Not exactly a leaf but a flower instead 🌸. My little baby pickle plant has just had it's first ever flower!! #plantpeach
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Can I do anything to save it? It looks like my little pickle plant has dried up slightly, and some of its tips are going a little brown 🥺 It gets water (and doesn’t sit in it). It is next to a window but wasn’t in direct sunlight (which I think may be the issue?), so I’ve moved it to the windowsill. Can I do anything at this point to stop it drying up as it is, or is it dying? Thanks all. ☺️ #PicklePlant #PlantAddict #GregGang #SadPlant
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Question about my new Pickle Plant I just picked this guy up yesterday. The woman I purchased my pickle plant from told me to make sure I keep the soil moist and mist. But I am finding conflicting care information online and to water once every 2/3 weeks after drying. What is the best way to care for my new baby? 🥒
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Spiky is dangling it's gotten soft, the roots are dry I watered everyday or after two days but only on leaves and the soil was still dry also I've not kept it in sunlight it grew new leaves but started rotting again there are white bumps on its roots too #PicklePlant
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What’s wrong with my pickle plant? #Sedum #PicklePlant #help I just got this plant from my mom and now it’s turning all brown. It used to be in an east facing bay window getting a ton of sunlight. She said she watered it weekly. It’s now next to a smaller west facing window. Am I over watering it or under watering it? It started to turn brown as soon as I got it so I didn’t water it for a bit to let the soil dry out.
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Drooping pickle Hey. Rescued this poor sole from my mother. Any ideas how I can save him? I’ve cut one open and the pickles are pretty squidgy and wet inside. Thanks #PicklePlant #SadPlant
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Can he be saved? :( #PicklePlant how do I help my pickle plant? When I googled it, it says it’s been overwatered but the Greg app wants to me water it more. The soil is dry & all the green stubs are squishey. Should I water it? Should I cut anything off? TIA😁
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What's Wrong? My baby pickle plant has started to look not well. Some of its leaves are dying and it's stem it's browning and hardening in places and it's developing and very unstable lean like it could snap. Some of the newer leaves also have this strange white stuff on them. I only water when the soil is very dry using a moister meter and it's currently sat on a windowsill of a southwest facing window. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. #pickleplant #plantpeach
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Is my Pickle plant rotting? My Pickle Plant has been dying for the last few days. I've tried giving it less water since a lot of online research has given the idea that it's rotting. Is this the case? I'm wondering because it seems to be dry at the roots contradicting what people are saying. I'm going on Vacation in a few days and giving it to a friend. Any idea on what I can do?
Care Summary for Pickle Plant
Pickle Plant
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 12 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Fast grower 10
Survivor 7
Easy to propagate 5
Large, lush leaves 4
Browns easily 4
Blooms easily 2
Pest magnet 1
12/10/2021
Love this beautiful plant, so pretty and amazing to care for. You can literally watch it grow overnight. Love my pickle plant
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
Large, lush leaves
11/07/2021
It’s soft, it’s cute, it grows big, it survives EVERYTHING. left it for a month, came back it was purple, watered it and it went back to green
Easy to propagate
Survivor
Fast grower
08/13/2021
This little pickle plant is such a good grower! It’s just been sprouting new pickles off left and right. It seems to enjoy the mini greenhouse it lives in but I also noticed two tiny little bugs walking on the soil today.
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
Pest magnet
08/12/2021
Even thought there are some downs it’s a fun plant to have around
Fast grower
Browns easily
Survivor
07/24/2021
Adorable soft plump plant
Blooms easily
Fast grower
07/21/2021
not easy
Browns easily
07/14/2021
I love this fuzzy little dude! Not sharp, easy to care for and repot.
Easy to propagate
Survivor
06/19/2021
Such an easy going plant, likes a good water but not too regularly, otherwise can get a little bit squishy. Super soft and fun to touch, definitely something unique and a good talking point.
Pros: Easy to care for, very forgiving.
Cons: Needs full sun, so you may need a grow light if you don’t have the sun levels it prefers.
Fast grower
Survivor
05/23/2021
needs proper watering schedule and cant be in direct light, grows fast tho
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Browns easily
05/17/2021
Nothing better than a pickle plant
Fast grower
05/16/2021
Take cuttings almost biweekly from this as it grows so fast, these rocket up into large plants in a matter of weeks with lots of water and fun, easiest plant I’ve ever cared for. Forget to water it? No problem, won’t hold a grudge or lose a leaf or brown up, little bit of water and back to besties. Favourite plant by FAR, currently propagating an army of them to create a mega pickle plant bush.
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
Survivor
05/15/2021
the sweetest little plant that you ever did see!!! looks really poky but you can touch it!!
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