Delosperma Fire Spinner

Fire Spinner Ice Plant

Delosperma 'Fire Spinner'

Height: 2 inches

Spread: 18 inches

Sunlight: full sun

Hardiness Zone: 5a

Description:

Low growing carpet-like, succulent, native to South Africa but amazingly hardy in North America; dazzling orange-red daisy-like flowers with a bright purple ring; perfect for xeriscapes, rock gardens, screes and sandy soils

Ornamental Features

Fire Spinner Ice Plant features showy red daisy flowers with orange overtones, gold eyes and a purple ring rising above the foliage from early summer to mid fall. Its attractive small succulent narrow leaves are grayish green in colour. As an added bonus, the foliage turns a gorgeous burgundy in the fall.

Landscape Attributes

Fire Spinner Ice Plant is an herbaceous evergreen perennial with a ground-hugging habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Fire Spinner Ice Plant is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Mass Planting
Rock/Alpine Gardens
Border Edging
General Garden Use
Container Planting