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Delosperma hardy ice plant looking dead

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It's what they have below ground that makes the difference. Dry cold is much easier, even when at a few degrees lower than a plant is technically ok with.
    Wet feet is a killer for many plants. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Fairygirl said:
    If they look pretty dead, they possibly are. 
    @wild edges grows a lot of succulents, so may be able to advise. A photo or two will help too  :)
    This reminded me that I didn't do anything with my delosperma this winter. It's been sitting outside getting cold and wet. Very cold and very wet actually. I just went and checked on it and it's actually doing better than it normally does when it's kept dry and under cover. I've no idea how plants like that survived the cold snap when others that were in the greenhouse didn't :/

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Just a thought but is it shadier undercover?
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    This reminded me that I didn't do anything with my delosperma this winter. It's been sitting outside getting cold and wet. Very cold and very wet actually. I just went and checked on it and it's actually doing better than it normally does when it's kept dry and under cover. I've no idea how plants like that survived the cold snap when others that were in the greenhouse didn't :/

    ..and sometimes plants just don't follow the instructions either  ;)

    Perhaps the g'house ones are just a bit softer too, and it's just dropped enough in temp to be a straw and the camel's back ....
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • a1154a1154 Posts: 1,108
    They mostly look like pic 1 but there are some green bits like pic 2. 




  • a1154a1154 Posts: 1,108

    This is my lovely succulent display! Yak!




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