Delosperma cooperi 'Jewel of Desert Garnet' - Jewel of Desert® Garnet Ice Plant

Garnet Ice Plant is a compact evergreen succulent that makes an excellent dense groundcover with fleshy dark green foliage that earns purple tones in winter.  Frilly double petaled fuchsia daisy like flowers with small white centers and a yellow eye coat the plant from spring into fall.  Needs full sun and dry, sharply-drained soils.  Heat and drought tolerant. 

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water sparingly in the growing season.  Watch for aphids and mealybugs.  May experience some dieback in winter.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Xeriscape Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Stonecrop, Hens-and-chicks, Blue Fescue

IMAGE: Nadiatalent, Delosperma cooperi 'Jewel of the Desert Garnet', CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.