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Re: delosperma & aizoaceae
« Reply #450 on: October 07, 2015, 12:05:00 PM »
Thanks for confirming the identity of this little succulent, Peter.

I live just a few kilometers to the south of the Langeberg, near the town of Swellendam; this succulent grows very close to my property and I only know of one specimen - there must be others but, it is so small and easily missed - I have taken a few cuttings and hope they will root in time.
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Re: delosperma & aizoaceae
« Reply #451 on: December 03, 2015, 02:34:20 AM »
Some of the Delosperma seedlings in pots around the originals (bought as Delosperma cooperi forms)
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Re: delosperma & aizoaceae
« Reply #452 on: March 23, 2016, 06:54:09 PM »
January 2015 I very much doubted the purported hardiness claims for Delosperma 'Firespinner' as it was slop before winter even arrived in early February 2015.  It was not until I bought another in Spring 2015 that it occured to me that the mix it was planted in was bark and peat both of which likely caused its demise after heavy autumn rains. So I bare-rooted the new 'Firespinner' and repotted it in a 4" pot in a very gritty mix of perlite/pumice and soil and when established planted out.  Here it is yesterday, along with a few other hardy ones, after an extremely wet winter. 

D. 'Firespinner'
D. basuticum
D. 'Jewel of Desert Peridot' seedling

Pink and purple forms of D. cooperi are slop this year but 'Mesa Verde' (aka Kelaidis) and 'J. of D. Moonstone' are fine.

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« Last Edit: May 17, 2016, 12:45:56 AM by johnw »
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Re: delosperma & aizoaceae
« Reply #453 on: May 10, 2016, 11:23:32 PM »
First flowering of seed grown Delosperma ashtonii, I wonder if it has any hardiness at all?  D. cooperi was pretty much obliterted here last winter and it was an easy winter.

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Re: delosperma & aizoaceae
« Reply #454 on: May 16, 2016, 08:54:31 PM »
This is not D. ashtonii and also has absolutely no resemblance to D. ashtonii.

So looks D. ashtonii. This photo is of me.
http://www.fgas-sukkulenten.de/galerie/index.php/galerie/aizoaceae/delosperma/delosperma-ashtonii-hyb-935
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Re: delosperma & aizoaceae
« Reply #455 on: May 16, 2016, 09:34:25 PM »
re: D. "ashtonii"

Good to know, grown from NARGS seed 2 years ago as ashtonii 'Blut'.  Not of much use to us as we'd best stick to the truly tough ones, few as they are. All seedlings are identical so likely the same father is involved.

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Re: delosperma & aizoaceae
« Reply #456 on: May 22, 2016, 07:53:24 PM »
Delosperma congestum and Delosperma "Grenade" with Flowers

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Re: delosperma & aizoaceae
« Reply #457 on: May 22, 2016, 07:55:08 PM »
Sorry, now Delosperma congestum
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Re: delosperma & aizoaceae
« Reply #458 on: May 23, 2016, 02:55:34 PM »
Referring to Malotigena frantiskae-niederlovae as Delosperma congestum is precisely as logical as
referring to Picea abies as Pinus cembra.
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Re: delosperma & aizoaceae
« Reply #459 on: June 19, 2016, 08:27:51 PM »
Nice ones there ThomasHe, keep the pictures coming.

Here in foggy old Halifax I thought our D. 'Firespinners were only going to have a few flowers.  It surprised us yesterday when the sun came out and the temperature went to 22c.

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Re: delosperma & aizoaceae
« Reply #460 on: June 20, 2016, 01:28:58 AM »
I'm almost tempted to try one or two John. A super carpet of a lovely bricky colour. :)
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Re: delosperma & aizoaceae
« Reply #461 on: June 20, 2016, 02:17:56 PM »
I'm almost tempted to try one or two John. A super carpet of a lovely bricky colour. :)


Is it over there yet Lesley? If not o.p. seed is  a possibility.


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Re: delosperma & aizoaceae
« Reply #462 on: June 21, 2016, 11:51:42 PM »
The Delospermas are certainly enjoying the warm sunny fogless days, two today 'Kelaidis' (1-2) and 'Jewel of Desert Garnet' (3).  Mercifully the humidity is up to 90%, as of late it has been around 45% and forest fires broke out in the city limits yesterday.


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21:43 - Did I say fogless? ???
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Re: delosperma & aizoaceae
« Reply #463 on: June 22, 2016, 07:18:59 PM »
But was it fog or smoke from the fire?
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Re: delosperma & aizoaceae
« Reply #464 on: June 22, 2016, 09:47:09 PM »
But was it fog or smoke from the fire?


Fog it was Maggi.  As I write the radio says fog is pouring into the harbour and will be here in short order.  The temp has already dropped from a balmy 19c to 14c.  Good news is the fires are out but no rain in sight.


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