Delosperma lavisiae | |
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In bloom | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Genus: | Delosperma |
Species: | D. lavisiae
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Binomial name | |
Delosperma lavisiae |
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 2,650 m (8,700 ft) up in the Drakensberg mountains; Drakensberg ice plant, Drakensberg vygie, and mountain vygie. [2] [3] A mat‑forming, cold hardy succulent, able to withstand occasional frosts as low as −20 to −15 °C (−4 to 5 °F), it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [4]
H6
Delosperma lavisiae | |
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In bloom | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Genus: | Delosperma |
Species: | D. lavisiae
|
Binomial name | |
Delosperma lavisiae |
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 2,650 m (8,700 ft) up in the Drakensberg mountains; Drakensberg ice plant, Drakensberg vygie, and mountain vygie. [2] [3] A mat‑forming, cold hardy succulent, able to withstand occasional frosts as low as −20 to −15 °C (−4 to 5 °F), it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [4]
H6