Botanical Name: Common Names:
Oscularia deltoides Pink Ice Deltoid Leaved Dew Plant,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Groundcovers, Succulents & Cacti Spreading
Description:
Attractive low-growing succulent with unique blue-green fleshy foliage appearing on dark-pink stems and small lilac-pink daisy-like flowers during Spring and Summer. Flowers are lightly scented. Great to use as a groundcover in dry areas or in rockeries. Grows approx. 15cm tall x 100cm wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
15-30cm 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Foliage Feature / Colour, Fragrant Garden, Groundcover, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Suited to well draining soil. You can get a cactus and succulent specific potting mix. Suited to a gravel mulch.
Plant Care
None
Family Name: Origin:
Aizoaceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Blue, Green
Flower Colour: Pink
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High