Ten days ago, this Delosperma nubigenum was nicely contained in this little trough. Now, after getting rained on every day it looks about twice the size it was.
Some succulents like the rain
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Your Delosperma nubigenum looks like it's fat and happy indeed.
The other group of succulents that I like for cool, moist, well drained sights are the Sempervivum and Jovibarba species and cultivares. It seems like there is a never ending array of color, texture, and size combinations being developed all the time. I have not added to my collection for several years now. I really don't know were to start. I like the Semp. arachnoideum (cobweb)and hirsute types the best.
The other group of succulents that I like for cool, moist, well drained sights are the Sempervivum and Jovibarba species and cultivares. It seems like there is a never ending array of color, texture, and size combinations being developed all the time. I have not added to my collection for several years now. I really don't know were to start. I like the Semp. arachnoideum (cobweb)and hirsute types the best.
From the High Desert Steppe
of the Great Basin and foot hills
of the Sierra Nevada Range
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sierrarainshadow/
sierrarainshadow
of the Great Basin and foot hills
of the Sierra Nevada Range
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sierrarainshadow/
sierrarainshadow
- John P Weiser
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They do fry in the sun! But to answer your question yes they are growing in cracks on the north side on an eight inch tall wall. They get plenty of light and but stay a little cooler than at the top of the wall. Those that creep up to the top look awful by the end of the summer. They do recover in the fall.
I do have them irrigated or they would be goners. I have been trying them in sights that get half a day of sun. Dappled shade or early direct sun seem to work. The heat is the bigest problem in keeping them looking their best.
I do have them irrigated or they would be goners. I have been trying them in sights that get half a day of sun. Dappled shade or early direct sun seem to work. The heat is the bigest problem in keeping them looking their best.
From the High Desert Steppe
of the Great Basin and foot hills
of the Sierra Nevada Range
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sierrarainshadow/
sierrarainshadow
of the Great Basin and foot hills
of the Sierra Nevada Range
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sierrarainshadow/
sierrarainshadow
great looking plant there iann. do they ever have huge bursts of flowers on you?
we grew lots of semps in canada, they did great. some redding and mild frying in summer but not too bad and temps would get 30s. we grew them all along the driveway and around rocks in gardens, looked fantastic.
we grew lots of semps in canada, they did great. some redding and mild frying in summer but not too bad and temps would get 30s. we grew them all along the driveway and around rocks in gardens, looked fantastic.
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Delosperma nubigenum isn't very prolific here, although I've seen photos of it covered in flowers. Perhaps it needs more water I do tend to treat it like a succulent when it would probably be happier being treated like an alpine.Loph wrote:great looking plant there iann. do they ever have huge bursts of flowers on you?
--ian