Yellow Ice Plant

Delosperma nubigenum | Rating: 0 votes | Print / Pdf

Yellow Ice Plant, reminiscent of what happens when you let Rover out to do his business on a snowy day.

Despite its name, the Yellow Ice Plant does require a little bit of TLC as it doesn’t like the cold one little bit. This makes it well suited to indoor or conservatory cultivation, and then being moved outside when the mercury rises. Delosperma nubigenum flowers with a multitude of golden yellow flowers during the summer, and its green foliage becomes flushed red in the autumn. It’s a low, trailing plant. An easy plant to grow for the novice, and apart from protection from the cold, requires little on-going care.

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Plant
Known dangers?
  • no
Height [m]
  • 0.05
Spread [m]
  • 0
Dominant flower colour
  • Yellow
Flower Fragrance
  • No, neutral please
Flowering seasons
  • Early summer
  • Mid summer
  • Late summer
Foliage in spring
  • Green
Foliage in summer
  • Green
Foliage in Autumn
  • Green
Foliage in winter
  • Green
Propagation methods
  • seed
  • stem tip cuttings
Growth habit
  • Creeping
  • Mat-forming
  • Spreading
  • Trailing
Environment
Acidity
  • Acidic
  • Neutral
  • Alkaline
Hardiness zone
  • Z6-9
Heat zone
  • H9-6
Winter temperatures [°C]
  • -23 - -1
Heat days
  • 45 - 150
Moisture
  • well-drained
Soil type
  • sandy
  • loams
Sun requirements
  • Full sun
Exposure
  • Sheltered
Usage
Standard category
  • Cacti & succulents
  • Succulents
Grown for
  • Attractive Flowers
Creative category
  • For Beginners
  • Colours
  • For every season
Garden type
  • Rock garden
Garden spaces
  • Borders
Gardening expertise
  • beginner
Time to reach full size
  • 2 to 5 years
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