Aptenia cordifolia aka Baby Sun Rose or Ice Plant native to South Africa. I have a lot of love and pride for this plant. It took two years from a small cutting a friend gave me to grow into the vine that it is today. It is finally over the retaining wall and is doing exactly as I planned. One day I hope it covers the whole thing because it is beautiful over the wall. I'm not much of a fan of the plant used as ground covering or near other plants because if you don't keep an eye on this stuff it will take over everything it is near.
Unfortunately it is also the thrown for the "Lizard King." My dog Ozzy likes to chase lizards that hide in the plant. I always think of the Doors when he does that, but I'm not posting a Doors video. I'm not really into the Jim Morrison "persona." As dogs are dogs... Ozzy also pees under the plant on the retaining wall. So the Baby Sun Rose gets Baby Lemonade by Syd Barrett on his second album Barrett.
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