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Delosperma
Delosperma is a genus of about 170 low-growing succulent species from southern and eastern Africa, often called ice plants, and many are grown as ground covers. The key to growing them is full sun and very sharp drainage, as they rot quickly in wet, heavy soil.
Delosperma ('delos'=evident, 'sperma'=seed) is a genus of around 170 species of succulent plants, formerly included in Mesembryanthemum in the family Aizoaceae. It was defined by English botanist N. E. Brown in 1925. The genus is common in southern and eastern Africa, with a few species in Madagascar, Reunion island, Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Delosperma species, as do most Aizoaceae, have hygrochastic capsules, opening and closing as they wet and dry.
Aberdeen Sheepfig · Hardy Iceplant · Drakensberg Sheepfig · Delosperma lehmannii · Delosperma napiforme · Fire Sheepfig
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