Description Family Aizoaceae Originating from South Africa. Low succulent with fleshy green leaves forms a carpeting mat. Vivid red-lilac-white flowers bloom summer long. Thrives in free-draining soil, full sun, ideal for rockeries. Grenade’s tiny daisy-like flowers explode with white-hot bases, gas flame-like lilac tints, and hot red outer petals, surrounding molten yellow stamens. Blooming profusely for months in summer, this 5cm-high succulent forms dazzling carpets, perfect for Mediterranean rockeries. Its fleshy, coastal-hardy leaves spread 30cm wide, drawing pollinators to sunny pots or gravel beds. Adaptable to most gardens, Delosperma Grenade’s low succulent foliage shines in contemporary pots, coastal Norfolk and Suffolk gravel gardens, or traditional borders. Its low, drought-tolerant mat drapes over raised beds or alpine troughs, blending modern flair with easy care. Hardy in mild UK areas, it thrives in sunny, well-drained spots across all styles. Care Tips for Delosperma cooperi Grenade Rockery Plants Soil and Sun: Prefers free-draining, neutral to alkaline soil; full sun for best blooms and dense foliage. Planting: Plant in spring or summer; ensure sharp drainage. Ideal for rockeries, pots, or borders. Watering: Water regularly in first season; drought-tolerant once established, avoid waterlogging. Pruning: Delosperma Grenade low succulent spread requires no pruning; minimal maintenance needed. Grenade’s brilliant summer flowers and succulent foliage ignite coastal UK gardens. Its easy-to-grow, pollinator-friendly carpets suit Norfolk Suffolk’s seaside terraces. It provides a valuable show-stopping ground cover in front of architectural specimens, planted around contemporary patios, or in Mediterranean beds, delivering bold colour and glossy succulent texture in sunny, waterwise gardens. Planting Suggestions for Cooper’s Ice Plant Forget subtlety, go all out for a dazzling blast of outrageous colour; sunglasses required, even under a passing cloud. Detonate a dramatic daisy flowered bomb around evergreen and architectural plants to launch them into a stellar impact. Plant Lampranthus ‘Tresco Brilliant’, roseus, and ‘Tresco Purple’, Carpobrotus edulis, and Delosperma congestum to blow away your visitors. Agaves ovatifolia ‘Iced Heart’, ghiesbreghtii, montana, and parryi var. truncata sizzle over a ground covering of burning colour. The impact of their bright succulent foliage is enhanced by the fiesta of brilliant colour. Complete the crazy Mediterranean chorus of colour by adding Callistemons ‘Havering Gold’, ‘Taree Pink’, pityoides, and ‘Perth Pink’. Add Genista aetnensis and Chitalpa Summer Bells for a tour de force of colour, from the ground up to 4m high.
