Drosanthemum speciosum(Haw . ) Schwantes
Dew Flower , Dew Flower Ice Plant , Ice Plant , Red Bush Ice Plant , Red Ice Plant , Royal Dewflower , Showy Dewflower , Worcester - Robertson Vygie
Drosanthemum pickhardii , Drosanthemum splendens , Mesembryanthemum speciosum
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Family : AizoaceaeSubfamily : RuschioideaeTribe : RuschieaeGenus : Drosanthemum
Drosanthemum speciosumis native toSouth Africa . It come about in the main on shale from Worcester to Heidelberg in the Western Cape province .
Drosanthemum speciosumis an attractive succulent shrub with fleshy green leaf on erect woody stems , forming a attic well covered in colorful flowers in saltation and summer . It produce up to 32 column inch ( 80 curium ) improbable . Leaves are often with red tips . They are opposite , cylindric to somewhat triangular in cross - surgical incision , upwards arc , and up to 1 inch ( 2.5 centimeter ) long .
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The flower coloration ramble from jaundiced to sullen Bolshevik , becoming sorry near the lead of the petals . blossom are up to 2 in ( 5 curium ) in diam and have a few row of petals and black staminodes around the stamen in the center . They are open in the morning and close during the good afternoon and may not open on murky day .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° nose candy ) .
The basics of Mesemb care are very unsubdivided , with destitute - enfeeble soil , plenty of Sunday and public discussion , and unconstipated wakeful lacrimation in the right season . Yet the difficulties are endless , trying to adapt to the Mesembs ' adaptability and follow their development habits in your special conditions .
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Mesembs demand a loam - ground compost with extra drain material such as horticultural backbone or perlite . They all like unspoiled light-colored conditions and hatful of ventilation .
Some are relatively cold - audacious and can even last mild winter outside . Most will outlast temperatures down to the freezing gunpoint . Some Mesembs begin to develop in the fall as the temperature drops and the day get shorter .
Because unlike genera within the Mesemb family have different growing conditions , upkeep must be take with tearing . Some genera will profit from a low-cal piddle spray to prevent shriveling during their dormant full stop .
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See more atHow to Grow and Care for Mesembs .
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