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red ice plant

16 years ago

did anyone else get the red ice plant that merryfield had last summer? i so loved mine but it's not coming up and i can't find a record of it's official name, i found a red one (m comething c something) but it says it's only hardly to zone 9 so it seems doubtful that they would have sold it in the perennial section

i tried to call them but they tried to convince me there was purple in it and i just wasn't having any of that (sometimes people who call actually _aren't_ clueless)

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madsquopper
16 years ago
I tried red once before and it never came back. I thought that variety was good in our zone but perhaps not. if you have the tag, google the latin name to find out.

Larry
kaffeina
Original Author
16 years ago
no tag, that's the problem, it was a very cool funky red too, thanks for the info though larry
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madsquopper
16 years ago
Looks like at least 2 types. Malephora crocea is only hardy to zone 9. Then there's Delosperma 'Red MountainÂ' that's hardy to zone 7. The standard purple ice plant is also a Delosperma. So maybe you got the wrong one.

Larry

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