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Ice plant
A native of South Africa, Delosperma cooperi is known commonly as trailing ice plant.
The common name of ice plant is given because the bladder-like hairs on the leaf surface reflect and refract light in a way that make it appear to sparkle like ice crystals.
The flowers are the most brilliant aspect of this succulent plant, a great quantity of magenta/hot pink flowers are produced that often cover the entire site.
Each individual flower is just 3 to 4cm in diameter.
Delosperma cooperi is a dwarf perennial plant native to South Africa. It forms a dense lawn with abundant, long-lasting flowers. It reaches sizes of approximately 10–15 cm tall, with fleshy leaves that are linear and simple and can grow up to 1.5 inches long and a trailing stem that hangs down. These fleshy roots help provide the ability for the plants to recover and grow rapidly if a disturbance has occurred.
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