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Post by fredg on May 7, 2021 14:05:12 GMT
The " hardy" Delosperma didn't look too good after the winter but are recovering quite well. Delosperma esterhuyseniae The D. bosseranum foliage was obliterated with the frosts. I now have one plant I've seen with green on it. Many have been binned which is probably just as well as they were taking up far too much space. We'll see how it goes with the remainder.  |
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Post by fredg on May 9, 2021 19:01:59 GMT
I checked out the remaining D. bosseranum and found three with green on them. The roots look very good so I've potted the three and dumped the rest. At least it'll keep the seed in the thousands this year.  |
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Post by fredg on May 27, 2021 18:19:16 GMT
Delosperma esterhuyseniae is putting on a good show just now. 
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Post by fredg on Jun 23, 2021 14:56:22 GMT
Delosperma 'Sunstone' or to give it its full title Delosperma 'Jewel of the Desert - Sunstone'. This is one of the so called "Hardy" Delosperma. A big bonus to the colour is that it's flowers are Liquorice/aniseed scented when open in the sun.  The plant is in a 5" pot so there are a few flowers open just now. I may be tempted to go back for a couple of the other colours 😇
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Post by dvg on Jun 29, 2021 16:01:53 GMT
A jewel of the desert through and through.  dvg |
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Post by fredg on Jul 1, 2021 13:43:51 GMT
They're all open singing "Oh happy day"  |
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Post by dvg on Jul 1, 2021 15:37:52 GMT
They're all open singing "Oh happy day" "Oh Happy ^Canada Day", that is!  dvg |
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Post by fredg on Jul 14, 2021 13:30:09 GMT
The first flower on D. 'Yellow Ice'. I acquired half a dozen plugs last month.  The flower is considerably larger than that of JOTD Sunstone |
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Post by stevebooth on Jul 15, 2021 9:55:36 GMT
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Post by fredg on Jul 18, 2021 13:49:02 GMT
No objection to the heatwave with the Mesembs.  |
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Post by fredg on Aug 16, 2021 14:11:06 GMT
I obtained a mixed batch of plugs a few weeks ago. The Royal Mail really liked these as they hung onto them for a week. The plants have recovered very well as they had a substantial root system. Here's one of the colours.   The pot is sitting outside and I think the plants prefer it there. |
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Post by dvg on Aug 16, 2021 14:48:07 GMT
The pot is sitting outside and I think the plants prefer it there. They are fairly hardy, and are nicknamed "Ice Plants", although we can only grow them as summer annuals here, due to our colder winters. We grew them as bedding plants in a sun-baked flowerbed one season, and they did quite well there. dvg |
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Post by fredg on Aug 16, 2021 17:29:32 GMT
The 'Ice' in 'Ice Plants' has nothing to do with hardiness Doug. It refers to the swollen epidermal bladder cells reflecting the light to give the appearance of ice crystals.
These plants are warm-weather perennials or as seed sold here, half hardy annuals.
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Post by dvg on Aug 16, 2021 17:43:38 GMT
Fred, would it be possible for you to capture an image of "the swollen epidermal bladder cells reflecting the light to give the appearance of ice crystals" in a pic?
dvg
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Post by fredg on Aug 16, 2021 18:06:08 GMT
I will do Doug. In the meantime here's a pic from page 3 of this thread.  |
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not here it isn't