Delosperma Kaleidoscope ‘Orchid Flash’

Delosperma Kaleidoscope 'Orchid Flash' is an ice plant with mats of purple blooms around creamy-white centres.

Delosperma Kaleidoscope ‘Orchid Flash’ is an ice plant with gorgeous mat-like multitudes of large, indescribable purple flowers and creamy-white centres. Flowers close at night and reopen mid-morning. Reblooms from late spring to late summer. Use in pots, rock gardens and borders. The Kaleidoscope series are exceptional performers offering brilliant colours, larger flower size and improved cold hardiness. Thrives in heat and drought. Protect from winter wet with very well drained soil or in the rainshadow of a structure. Pollinator attractor. Deer resistant.

Common Name:  Ice Plant

Family:  Aizoaceae (The Carpet Weed Family)

Zone Hardiness:  5-10

Light:  Full Sun

Height:  under 4"

Width:  12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Purple

Secondary Bloom Colour:  White/Cream

Foliage Colour:  Green

Class:  Semi-evergreen

Type:  Perennial

Bloom Time:  Spring, Summer

Soil Moisture:  Dry, Drought Tolerant

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Fragrance:  No

Berries:  

Benefits:  Butterflies Bees

Deer Resistant:  Yes

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Disturbed sandy spots.

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