jardimseco
A very neat, small, clump forming succulent with a large tuberous root system. Delosperma lineare are small creeping surface rooted plants rarely exceeding 10 cm in height and 40 cm in wide. When planted together they form a knitted mass of surface greenery. They will bloom almost all year round with an intense yellow daisy-like flower that hardly protrudes above the foliage. It thrives in direct sunlight and will also tolerate some shade, withstand high temperatures as well as being frost resistant to -10C - so long as it is not persistent.
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The soil or growing medium should be free draining, but otherwise they seem to tolerate nutrient poor soils, stony or sandy ground. Although extremely drought tolerant, they do need occasional water in summer, particularly when establishing and if they are in shallow soils. This plant is not really a lawn alternative if there is foot traffic, it will withstand access for maintenance, but the leaf structure can be damaged by persistent pedestrian traffic. Recommended planting rates are 20 plug plants per square metre, but could be lower at 12 with larger, more established plants. Whether this plant is a candidate for "natural" roof gardens has yet to be seen. Coming from South Africa in a summer rainfall area, we think it will not withstand our hot dry summers without some irrigation.
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You can make an order by selecting plants with quantities and putting them in your Shopping Bag.
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By placing an order you are not obligated to purchase the plants online and you will not be asked for any payment at this stage.
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We will confirm prices, availability and delivery/collection dates with you by email.
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Only when all the details of your order are agreed, will we send you an agreed Factura/Invoice and request payment from you.
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Once an order is agreed we require a 50% payment to secure the plants. Plants in the shopping basket are not reserved until an order is placed.
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Availability - the store contains 3 availability categories
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Plants ready for despatch, collection within 14 days
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Plants we have but they are still growing into their containers. These are offered for reservation and will be released once they are ready. An estimated date for their availability is given.
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Plants that we only hold a limited stock of, or only propagate occasionally or on demand. This also includes plants we are going to propagate in the near future.
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