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Delosperma Jewel of Desert 'Ruby'


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Delosperma Jewel of the Desert 'Ruby' has fantastic four-coloured flowers in icy white, yellow, orange and red.


Description:
Delosperma Jewel of the Desert 'Ruby' has red-tipped petals with wide white centers and a yellow and orange transition zone. Flowers from late spring through fall. Ice plants are long-blooming and carefree succulent mat-forming perennials similar to sedums that thrive in heat, drought and nearly any well-drained soil. Very hardy but should be protected from winter wet either with very well drained soil or in the rainshadow of a house or other structure. Deer resistant.


Common Name: Ice Plant

Family: Aizoaceae (The Carpet Weed Family)

Zone Hardiness: 5-10

Light: Full Sun

Height: under 4"

Width: 8-12"

Primary Bloom Colour: Red

Secondary Bloom Colour: White/Cream

Class: Semi-evergreen

Type: Perennial

Bloom Time: Summer

Soil Moisture: Drought Tolerant, Dry

Stem Colour:

Fragrance: No

Berries:

Benefits: Butterflies, Bees

Deer Resistant: Yes

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Disturbed sandy spots.

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Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Southern Africa and Madagascar

Miscellaneous - Garden Origin

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