We went downtown today to shop for Mother’s day gifts. Just outside of the shopping plaza, there was a planter with several varieties of succulents growing. In addition to the usual desert succulents, there was a covering of iceplant on the floor of the planter. I took this shot of one of the iceplant flowers. Click on the image to enlarge.
We usually don’t see iceplant in the desert since the cottontails, jack rabbits, squirrels and javelina would find this spineless succulent a tasty snack. This planter probably gets avoided by the desert wildlife since it is in the heart of the downtown tourist area and on a moderately busy US highway.