Saturday, September 30, 2006

Delosperma – late flowering

I know this post is a bit out of context, but the Delosperma plants are growing among my winter hardy cacti so that ought to give it some relevance ;-)

Having passed the autumnal equinox I hadn’t expected any flowers from the Delosperma plants – nevertheless two of them are still displaying a few.

Delosperma nubigenum
Delosperma nubigenum

Delosperma nubigenum (hardy yellow ice plant) has a vigorous carpeting growth habit with succulent and evergreen foliage. The foliage is supposed to have a bright red winter color (this is my first season growing Delosperma so I can’t say for sure). The plant has been flowering all through summer, except for the hottest periods.

Delosperma 'John Proffit'
Delosperma 'John Proffit'

The prolific Delosperma 'John Proffit' almost exploded with growth during summer and grew a lot of flowers. I’m intrigued by the bright center of the flowers almost illuminating them from within when basking in the sun.

As mentioned I haven’t grown Delosperma before, so I’m a bit excited to see how (and if) they make it through winter.

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