• Image of Delosperma dyeri taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
    Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
  • Image of Delosperma dyeri taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
    Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
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Delosperma dyeri

Red Mountain Ice Plant

This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.

Shop Available Delosperma

Item #: 8871

Zones: 5a to 7b

Dormancy: Evergreen

Height: 2" tall

Culture: Sun

Origin: South Africa

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


Delosperma dyeri is an ice plant that hails from the mountains of South Africa's Eastern Cape Province, but has adapted well to drier parts of the US. The 2" tall x 18" wide mats of fleshy green foliage are blanketed, primarily from April through June (except in excessive heat) with showy coral-red star-shaped flowers. Delosperma dyeri was a 2007 Plant Select winner (Colorado State University/Denver Botanic Gardens). As with most delospermas, well-drained soils are essential to its survival. Ours has thrived in our crevice garden planted in mostly gravel.