Delosperma Hot Cake Saucy Strawberry Iceplant produces beautiful, vibrant pink blooms & is perfect for rock gardens. Grows in full sun & is hardy in zones 5-9. 4" round pots, 10 count flat.
Delosperma Hot Cake Saucy Strawberry
Delosperma Hot Cake Saucy Strawberry is a beautiful and popular succulent that is known for its profuse blooms of bright strawberry-red flowers in the spring and summer. It is a hybrid of the Delosperma cooperi species and was developed in the Netherlands in the early 2000s.
Delosperma Hot Cake Saucy Strawberry
Delosperma Hot Cake Saucy Strawberry typically grows to be 6-8 inches tall and 12-15 inches wide. It has a low-growing, mat-forming habit of growth and dense, succulent foliage. The leaves are small and fleshy, and are a deep green color. The flowers are daisy-like and borne in dense clusters on the branches. They are a bright strawberry-red color with a yellow center. Delosperma Hot Cake Saucy Strawberry blooms in the spring and summer, from April to September.
Delosperma Hot Cake Saucy Strawberry is a relatively low-maintenance plant. It prefers full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil. It is also drought-tolerant once established. Delosperma Hot Cake Saucy Strawberry does not require much pruning, but it can be pruned in the late winter or early spring to remove dead or damaged leaves and stems.
Delosperma Hot Cake Saucy Strawberry is a great choice for a variety of landscaping uses. It can be planted as a ground cover, in rock gardens, or in containers. It is also a good choice for planting in slopes or on banks. Delosperma Hot Cake Saucy Strawberry is attractive to pollinators, such as butterflies and bees.
Here are some tips for growing Delosperma Hot Cake Saucy Strawberry:
- Choose a planting site that receives full sun to partial shade and has well-drained soil.
- Amend the soil with compost or other organic matter before planting.
- Water regularly, especially during the first growing season.
- Fertilize in the spring with a balanced fertilizer.
- Mulch around the base of the plant to help retain moisture and suppress weeds.
- Prune in the late winter or early spring to remove dead or damaged leaves and stems.
Delosperma Hot Cake Saucy Strawberry is a beautiful and rewarding plant to grow. It is easy to care for and can add a touch of color and beauty to any garden.
Note: The plant is shipped in its pot, firmly secured with several layers of clear tape, thereby avoiding any shuffling and moving during transit. The plant reaches you with minimal damage- very safe and secure. We have been shipping plants like this for several years (plant are sometimes shipped in smaller pots for safety and ease of shipping). Most plants go dormant in fall and winter and will lose most of their leaves - looking dead and dry - very normal. They will flush out in spring.
We cannot send ship some plants and some sizes to California due to restrictions placed by department of agriculture.
