delmara orange ice plant
Delosperma cooperi
USDA zones6 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size3 to 6 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Horizontal
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Glossy red-purple
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Delmara orange ice plant (Delosperma cooperi) is a succulent for ground cover, rock gardens, xeriscape, and borders. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to average, sandy soil. Glossy red-purple flowers open in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn, and butterflies visit them. Deer tend to pass it by. It stays evergreen and spreads 12 to 24 inches wide.
Pairs well with Prickly-pear, Blue star creeper, and Japanese forest grass.
Native range
South Africa.