(This plant comes in a 3.5 inch pot. All our plants are grown under the same conditions, although not all the plants are the same. You will receive a similar plant in size and shape to the ones in the pictures. Our plants are hand-picked and carefully selected to bring you the best quality possible. Please allow us up to 3 business days to process your order. If you wish to receive your order on a specific date, or have special instructions, please add a note at the checkout. The plant is shipped in its pot to prevent any damage to the roots.)

Delosperma sphalmanthoides is a small compact cold-hardy ice-plant (the smallest species in the genus). This is truly a gem of the plant world, with minuscule, blue-green, fingerlike leaves held upward in a small cushion that may grow to 2,5 in height and 20-30 cm in diameter. The crowded cylindrical leaves are covered in spring by purple flowers.

Habit: It is a perennial succulent which makes a tight mat resembling a small blue-green sea anemone that has anchored itself in the ground.
Leaves: Tiny finger-like, plump, blue-gray.
Flowers: Spidery fuchsia-colored.
Blooming season: Flowers in very early spring. The flower buds become visible in December and excessive dryness after this point leads to poor flower development.
Hardiness: This species can withstand severe frost (hardiness to -18° C or even less) and can be planted out of doors in northern hemisphere rock-gardens (USDA zone 4 to 8).
Exposure: They seems to enjoy a hot, full sun position in the rockery, where winter snows melt quickly.

Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz