(Cooper's Ice Plant, Mesa Verde® Ice Plant)

This is one of those must have succulents. The beautiful blooms of Mesa Verde™ are delicate salmon pink and literally cover the plants early in the season. It was discovered in 1998 by Panayoti Kelaidis of Denver, Colorado as a naturally occurring mutation of an unnamed Delosperma cooperi cultivar.

Drought tolerance and vigorous growth are the hallmarks of Cooper’s ice plant. This herbaceous perennial is native to South Africa where it is commonly found growing in dry, poor soils. When...

(Pink Hardy Ice Plant, Starburst Ice Plant)

This beautiful lush-green carpet of succulent foliage with vivid, elegant magenta flowers makes a brilliant addition to the rock garden. This hybrid, ‘Starburst,’ descends from species to eastern South Africa, where they inhabit rocky scree high up on mountain ranges that are cold and exceptionally dry. This plant produces tiny, densely packed leaves. The plant is a clump that spreads gradually into a mat-like form, rooting as it grows to create colonies.

For many weeks in late spring or early...

(White Ice Plant)

The cool, silvery, white iceplant is heat and drought tolerant and blooms over a long period throughout summer and fall. This succulent perennial forms spreading mounds of gray-green succulent leaves that are fleshy and three-sided. The silvery foliage compliments its glistening daisy-like flowers, which draw bees and butterflies. The flowers are followed by inconspicuous brown winged capsules filled with tan seeds.

This native of eastern South Africa naturally inhabits rocky screes on mountainsides...

(Golden Ice Plant, Hardy Ice Plant)

The succulent, three-sided foliage of golden iceplant forms beautiful lush green mats that remain evergreen and turn russet hues in winter. The short, fleshy leaves are a pencil's width thick and form dense low mats. For many weeks in late spring or early summer, they become covered with golden yellow daisy-like flowers that are highly attractive to bees. These open in the morning and close in the afternoon, with new blossoms emerging each day.

This native of eastern South Africa naturally inhabits...

(Basutoland Hardy Ice Plant, Golden Ice Plant, Hardy Ice Plant)

This is an extra vigorous form of the golden iceplant that tends to flower longer than the wild-type form. In winter, its fleshy leaves turn pretty shades of deep red.

The succulent, three-sided foliage of golden iceplant forms beautiful lush green mats that remain evergreen and turn russet hues in winter. The short, fleshy leaves are a pencil's width thick and form dense low mats. For many weeks in late spring or early summer, they become covered with golden yellow daisy-like flowers that are...

(Blue Elf Delphinium, Delphinium, Larkspur)

‘Blue Elf’ is a low-growing delphinium which produces loose sprays of brilliant cobalt blue flowers from late spring to early summer. The single, spurred blossoms are borne atop feathery mounds of rich green, fine-textured foliage, and are attractive to bees and butterflies. If kept properly deadheaded, the flowers may continue to appear throughout much of the summer.

Grow this diminutive delphinium in full sun and moist, fertile, well-drained, slightly alkaline soil. Thriving in areas with...

(Blue Mirror Delphinium, Delphinium, Larkspur)

‘Blue Mirror’ is a low-growing delphinium which produces loose sprays of bright blue flowers from late spring to early summer. The single, spurred blossoms are borne atop low mounds of rich green, feathery, fine-textured foliage, and are attractive to bees and butterflies. If kept properly deadheaded, the flowers may continue to appear throughout much of the summer.

Grow this diminutive delphinium in full sun and moist, fertile, well-drained, slightly alkaline soil. Thriving in areas with...

(Delphinium, Larkspur, Mistral Blue Delphinium)

This compact delphinium is a selection of Delphinium grandiflorum, a short lived herbaceous perennial native to eastern Asia. Appearing in late spring and sometimes again in summer, the delicate, branched sprays of sky-blue flowers are a nice compliment to the narrow, green foliage.

Delphiniums prefer moist, fertile, well-drained soil, full sun, and relatively cool summers. Prune severely after flowering to promote rebloom. This plant is ideal for cut flowers and for bedding, containers, and...

(Delphinium, Larkspur, Mistral Snow Delphinium)

Mistral snow delphinium is a hybrid of delphinium grandiflorum and as such is native to China, Japan and the Siberian region. The delicate, branched sprays of white flowers are a nice compliment to the narrow, green foliage. Delphiniums can grow in a variety of soil types but prefer well-drained soil and full sun. This plant is ideal for cutflowers and also as a bedding, container-grown or border plant.

(Delphinium, Larkspur, Summer Morning Delphinium)

The diminutive size and floriferous nature of delphinium 'Summer Morning' make this sweet garden perennial especially desirable. From late spring through midsummer it produces short, sturdy, well-branched stems covered generously with single, pastel-pink flowers. The spurred, five-petaled blooms appear above low mounds of rich green, deeply divided foliage, and may be visited by bees and butterflies.

Plant ‘Summer Morning’ in full sun and moist, fertile, well-drained, slightly alkaline soil....