Delosperma lavisiae explained

Delosperma lavisiae is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae, native to South Africa (Free State and KwaZulu-Natal) and Lesotho.[1] It goes by a number of common names relating to its habitat, growing as high as up in the Drakensberg mountains; Drakensberg ice plant, Drakensberg vygie, and mountain vygie.[2] [3] A matforming, cold hardy succulent, able to withstand occasional frosts as low as, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delosperma lavisiae L.Bolus . . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 1 April 2021 .
  2. Web site: Drakensberg Ice Plant (Delosperma lavisiae) . . 2021 . Plants Database . National Gardening Association . 1 April 2021 .
  3. News: Coulson . Damien . 3 July 2014 . Delosperma lavisiae . Clarens News . Clarens Village Nature Reserve . 1 April 2021 .
  4. Web site: AGM Plants - Ornamental . December 2020 . 32 . Royal Horticultural Society . 1 April 2021 . H6 .

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