Delosperma echinatum 5.5cm

Delosperma echinatum (Lamarck.) Schwantes - Ντελόσπερμα
Συνώνυμα: Drosanthemum pruinosum, Mesembryanthemum echinatum
Οικογένεια: Aizoaceae

Διάμετρος γλάστρας:5.5εκ, Ύψος:10εκ.

Γνωστό και ως ‘Pickle-plant’.

Αυτό το ιδιαίτερο φυτό έχει μικρού μεγέθους φύλλα που καλύπτονται από μικρές λευκές τρίχες.

Τα φύλλα μεγαλώνουν σε μήκος περίπου 2,5 cm και έχουν ανοιχτό πράσινο χρώμα.

Τους καλοκαιρινούς μήνες, εμφανίζονται κίτρινα άνθη.

Ανθεκτικό στη ξηρασία, χρειάζεται αραιό πότισμα. Κατάλληλο για εσωτερικούς και εξωτερικούς χώρους.

Καταγωγή: Νότια Αφρική (Ανατολικό Ακρωτήρι).

English

It is a perennial ground-cover shrub, which can reach up to 40 cm in height.

On one hand, it is characterized by its small green leaves, covered with tiny white hairs similar to thorns, and on the other hand, it is characterized by its water vesicles that cover it and give it a rough texture.

In spring it generates, on the tips of its stems, small white-yellow flowers, very particular because they can bloom several times throughout the year.

It is a perfect plant to decorate your rock gardens.

Care

It likes an exposure to full sun in rather airy locations.
They are very resistant to the most extreme temperatures: they grow comfortably in hot climates and resist the temperatures even up to -5 °C only if the soil is dry.
Water moderately but only when the soil is completely dry. It is enough to water it once a week in spring and summer, and suspend watering completely in winter.
The best soil is a well draining one, for example formed by a mix of peat and pumice so that water does not stagnate.
They do not need frequent fertilization, it is sufficient to dilute the fertilizer with watering once a year.