Drosanthemum Species, Ice Plant, Royal Dewflower

As Annie said, some of these photos are of Lampranthus (aureus?), and also Livingstone Daisy.

Plants like this make me won...Read Moreder why people in California bother to grow anything else as ground cover! Lampranthus and Drosanthemum species are real eye catchers and come in so many colours. Some even have black centres to add to the effect!

I'm going to trial some of these beauties next year outdoors.

Longer lived & longer flowering than Drosanthemum bicolor! D.bicolor is a tiny bit showier, and more consistently colored. D.speciosum ca...Read Moren be red, yellow, orange or pink. I suspect that the photos shown (with the orange flower) are actually of a Lampranthus of some kind. This species shows very little invasive potential, and does not self-sow in California.

I have not grown this plant; however, I have observed it growing in Maui. It is a perennial herb that is native to South Africa (Cape ar...Read Moreea). Other common names include Worcester-Robertson vygie, red iceplant and Berg vygie. Its genus name, Drosanthemum, comes from the Greek words drosos which means dew and anthos which means flower. It describes water cells on the leaves of many species which look like dew drops. It grows best in full sun and needs to be pruned back or replanted every 3 to 5 years. it has become naturalized in California.