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Description
Red Mountain Flame Ice Plant is a compact evergreen succulent that makes an excellent dense groundcover with fleshy dark green foliage that earns purple tones in winter. Blazing orange and red daisy like flowers with frilled petals and small white centers haloed by purple and a yellow eye coat the plant from spring into summer. Needs full sun and dry, sharply-drained soils. Heat and drought tolerant.
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Type: |
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Height: |
- 0.5' |
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Spread: |
1’ - 1.5’ |
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Spacing: |
1.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 10 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Orange/Red |
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Season of Interest: |
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: Photoset by yguaba, Delosperma dyeri 'Red Mountain' (1)+(2), (2) Patrick Standish, Ice Plant
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
