General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 1/2 to 1 inches
Plant Spread: 8 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Other: Semi-dormant in summer.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Other: Jewel-like magenta flowers
Flower Time: Spring
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Uses: Suitable for miniature gardens
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Offsets
Other: Offsets that form at the base are the easiest way to propagate it, cuttings root readily and can form a groundcover within a short period.
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Sutherland Volstruisslaai
  • Tufted Ice Plant
  • Sutherland Ice Plant
  • Sutherland Ostrich Salad
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Daggodora sphalmanthoides
  • Synonym: Delosperma sphalmanthoides

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Location: Seattle WA 
Date: 2014-03-02
  • Uploaded by gg5
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire
Date: 2019-03-24
Location: Fairfax VA
Date: July 24 22
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-08
Location: At a local nursery
Date: 2014-04-19

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Apr 30, 2012
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire
Date: 2016-10-21
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: May 9, 2010

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Fairfax, VA | July, 2022
Date: 2022-07-22

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