Sea Fig

Also known as Sour Fig, Highway Ice Plant, Ice Plant, Hottentot Fig

Sea fig carpets coastal sands and rocky bluffs with dense, sprawling mats of succulent, three-sided foliage that readily roots at every node. Solitary blooms spanning up to ten centimeters open in warm midday sunshine, beginning as bright yellow before maturing into rich pinkish-magenta shades. While native to southern African coastal dunes, extensive plantings for erosion control along oceanfront highways have enabled it to dominate sensitive coastal ecosystems worldwide.