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Kelaidis
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« on: May 25, 2010, 02:23:23 PM »
I realize ice plants aren't for everyone...but these two may have a wider appeal than you might suspect. Bergeranthus are largely from the east Cape, and I find them quite tolerant of summer water: both Bergereanthus jamesii and the second image, Ebracteola wilmanniae have been growing in my rock garden alongside drabas and saxifrages and sempervivums. They have a very long bloom period and wonderful dense habit: I actually had the Ebracteola blooming this year in December and January between snowstorms! It's been blooming for months and shows no sign of stopping. It was a gift last spring from David Salman, owner of High Country Gardens and a great connoisseur of plants (and a good man to have visit your garden: he always brings memorable gifts!)...

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« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2010, 04:28:23 PM »
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I'm always up for hardy South African succulents. I will have to start a separate list with you around.
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« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2011, 01:13:57 PM »
Is Ebracteola really that cold hardy? I need to retry it under different conditions....

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« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2011, 11:55:14 AM »
We had -22F  (that's -30 Celsius!) at my house with little snow cover: the Ebracteola was blooming a week or two before that and has been blooming ever since. If that's not cold hardy, what is?

It's tough as nails: in our continental climate anyway. In maritime climates it could be tender..
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« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2011, 02:37:15 PM »
Amazing, I am ready to try that one here!
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« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2011, 05:28:52 PM »
Nice, worth a shot anyway...lol
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