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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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?
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I got this plant a few months ago and now it has shrunk to a singular stem.does anyone know why this happened or any ways to revive it? #NewPlantMom
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Spider or spider mites? 🕸️ Sigh… tell me it’s a spider…please? 🫠 #PestControl #pestID #spider #spidermites #GregGang #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict
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Went to get saucers that I forgot yesterday. I got ’em & then got a Pickle plant 🤣 #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PicklePlant
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Pickle is turning greyish? I really love my tiny Pickle Plant (my second, as I annihilated my first one with water and cactus food in the off-season.) I have been following Greg’s 1/8 cup every 2 weeks suggestion, and not fertilized it yet, but I noticed that one of Pickle’s stems seems to be turning grey/white (is it drying up?) Does anyone know what could be going wrong? Or what conditions Pickle Plants really like? Thank you! #SucculentSquad #SucculentLove #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict
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nr i just found out i’m the proud owner of a pickle plant and it automatically named her maya (after my gf ❤️) #burtsbees @clark
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poorly pickle plant i’m unsure if the picture shows clearly but pickle has some white substance on him & there are black specks on some of these too - i have no idea what it is??
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my pickle plant has the cutest flower… does anyone know why?
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What is wrong my with my plant?
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what kind of plant is this? it’s not the one it chose. it’s some type of succulent but it’s soft and spiky.
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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