Oscularia deltoides

Name: Oscularia deltoides
SKU: pda503
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A grey blue toothy succulent that forms a small, clumping bush.

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Tags: evergreen, graphique, gris, perennial, persistant, RHS Award of Garden Merit, secheresse, soleil, vivace, vivace en pot SKU: pda503 Category: Balcony-Friendly, Better Indoors, Evergreen, Grey Ladies, The Stunners

Oscularia deltoides is an unusual, exceptionally low growing, dense gray succulent shrublet.

This plant smothers the ground 6 inches to 1 foot tall by 2 to 3 feet wide with wiry dark pink stems and blue-green 3-angled fleshy leaves that have small, often reddish teeth.

From spring to summer, small flowers cover the entirety of the plant.

The flowers are small, lightly-almond scented, lavender-pink flowers that open in the afternoon.

Plant in full sun to light shade in a fairly well-drained soil and irrigate little to regularly.

Hardy down to around -7°C and maybe a bit less for short durations – listed by most as hardy to USDA zone 8b.

As with many iceplants this plant provides a stunning show when in full bloom and the interesting foliage makes it an attractive plant year-round. Ideal for slopes, borders or containers.

👩‍🌾GARDENING TIPS👩‍🌾:

- Thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, making it ideal for rock gardens, succulent arrangements, or as a potted plant.
- If the winter is particularly frosty – bring her inside. She is tough, but South African nonetheless.
- The plant communicates:
  - well watered plants in full sun are more plump and create a denser groundcover
  - less watered plants in shady corners are a bit thinner and can take on reddish hues in the summer

The Tales:

The name Oscularia comes from the Latin word ‘osculum‘ for “little mouth”.

‘Oscularia‘ means “a collection of little mouths” – a reference to the way the leaves appear as open mouths (teeth and all).

The specific epithet comes from the Latin word for triangular, referring to the triangular shapes of the leaves. I would have said pyramidal, but nobody asked me 🙂

This plant grows only on sandstone rocks in its native range, which extends along low mountainous regions from Ceres to George just to the north of the Cape Peninsula in south Africa.

It used to belong to the Lampranthus family.

Other Names:

Deltoid-leaved dewplant

Dassievygie

Sandsteenvygie

Origin:

South Africa

Similaire

Weight	0,2 kg
Flower Color	Pink
Flowering	March
Exposure	Full Sun
Soil	Sandy, Well-Draining, Rocky/Well-Draining
Frost Tolerance	-1°C to -5°C
Size	0.3m H x 0.8m W