Description

Delosperma nubigenum description

Yellow daisy flowers in late spring and early summer.

A very low plant with green succulent evergreen leaves, which gently keeps spreading.
In colder weather it turns a bronze colour.

A pollinator friendly plant including bees.
This is a butterfly friendly plant.

How easy is it to grow:
Good for the front of a free draining border, containers, hanging over a wall, by a patio or in a tub and it is easy if given sun and a well drained soil.

We have plenty more alpine plants for sale that are easy like this one.

Common name: Yellow Ice Plant.

The best position in the garden:

Requires sun.

Is it useful as a ground cover plant?

Yes, good for the front of a flower bed.

What type of soil:

Well drained soil.

How much moisture:

Normal, or dryish, stony.

Hardiness and, or, lifespan:

Hardy.

Care and maintenance:

When newly planted always keep it watered until the roots have grown down and it is able to find its own moisture.

Size of plant:

Height 10 cm.
Spread 50 cm.

Planting density – to calculate how many plants are required in a planting scheme:

Allow 4 plants per square metre.