Two obliging Africans...

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!)...