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Delosperma nubigenum |
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| Common name |
hardy iceplant |
| Family |
aizoaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z4-10) |
| Flowers |
yellow |
| Size |
2" |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
drought-tolerant |
Groundcovering succulent perennial, spreading into a dense green mat that can reach several feet across. Evergreen, and somewhat tolerant of foot traffic. The bright yellow flowers arrive in spring. Seedlings develop fast, and start forming a dense mat quickly, as shown in photo below (the pot contains nine seedlings). As the plants mature, the leaves fill out into chubby triangular shapes: the photo at right shows a plant in its first summer. Despite their reported hardiness range, I haven't had much success getting them through our winters; the photos at top show the single flower on the single surviving plant.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
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- Seed from NARGS '11/'12 exchange. Baggy 70F with light (57%G, 6-25d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 70F with light (50%G, 6-20d)
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