Delosperma 'Granita Raspberry' has stunning mats covered in flowers of raspberry red, magenta-purple, and lavender purple.
Description:
Delosperma 'Granita Raspberry' forms stunning mats covered in large, bright, shiny flowers that emerge raspberry red then develop a large magenta-purple to lavender purple centre. Expect flowers in late spring reblooming again throughout the season. 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, Part Sun
Height: under 4"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Magenta
Secondary Bloom Colour: Purple
Class: Semi-evergreen
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring - Fall
Soil Moisture: Drought Tolerant, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Disturbed sandy spots.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Southern Africa and Madagascar
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