Location: Tower Road, Melksham
Resources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delosperma
Notes: The flower of this plant closes at night time and opens again with the sun the following day.
12 June 2013
Yellow Ice Plant - Delosperma nubigenum
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Location: Tower Road, Melksham
Resources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delosperma
Notes: The flower of this plant closes at night time and opens again with the sun the following day.
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I have a multicolored ice plant that I just love. But I had no idea that the flowers close at night! Thank you for that informative note!
ReplyDeleteGlad to be of service! I've never seen a multicoloured ice plant - I will keep an eye out on your blog.
DeleteHi Tim, how have you found Delosperma nubigenum to perform in winter with the cold/damp and have you had any slug problems. Am growing 'Jewel of Desert' at the moment in a large pot and wondering how other Delosperma perform.
ReplyDeleteI find that Delosperma nubigenum performs really well. It's in a raised bed that faces south. Each year it spreads further and produces more flowers. It survives on rain as I haven't watered it since it was planted a few years ago. - Hope that helps.
DeleteJust looked up 'Jewel of Desert', it looks really nice. Hope yours is performing as required.
Thank Tim. Jewel of Desert is flowering well but slow growing. Seems to be going well as keeping well drained in a pot and not watering at all. Once I see how it performs over winter will try in the ground, slugs permitting. Am going to try Delosperma nubigenum as I really like the yellow flowers.
DeleteReally glad to hear that you're going to try the yellow ice plant. I hope that your Jewel of Desert does ok over the winter.
DeleteI have a delosperma jewel of the desert garnet that I dearly love! I have 2 of the same plants and I live in zone 7, growing them in containers. They are about 2 normal size adult fists large. They are only watered about once a week never soaked (they are in containers) when it's raining I bring them in the house or put them on the back porch to prevent them from getting to much water. The first part of summer for about 2 months they did wonderfully as I pinched spent blooms. Then they started declining slowly now fighting daily to keep them alive. They were thick n fleshy now stems are beginning to show as the leaves turn mushy then dry up and it's like something is slowly eating it leaving dry bones behind. Pleeeeeeeeeease tell me what to do!!!!! Thanks and God bless you!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean, Kirsty. This seems to happen every few years. What I do is take some cuttings and grow them in a different container. When they've taken, I use them to replace the original plant. I've never had any difficulty with cuttings of this plant, they seem to take really easily - even without rooting compound. This might not be the best solution, but it works for me!
DeleteI hope this helps.