Group/Class:  Wheels of Wonder Series

Brand:  Ball

Description:

A low growing succulent, native to South Africa but amazingly hardy in North America; dazzling orange daisy-like flowers with yellow centers; green foliage has burgundy overtones in fall; perfect for xeriscapes, rock gardens, and sandy soils

Ornamental Features

Wheels of Wonder™ Fire Wonder Ice Plant features showy orange daisy flowers with white eyes and yellow centers rising above the foliage from early to late summer, which emerge from distinctive scarlet flower buds. Its attractive small succulent narrow leaves are green in colour. As an added bonus, the foliage turns a gorgeous burgundy in the fall.

Landscape Attributes

Wheels of Wonder™ Fire Wonder Ice Plant is an herbaceous evergreen perennial with a ground-hugging habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting bees to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Wheels of Wonder™ Fire Wonder Ice Plant is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• Rock/Alpine Gardens
• Border Edging
• General Garden Use
• Naturalizing And Woodland Gardens

Planting & Growing

Wheels of Wonder™ Fire Wonder Ice Plant will grow to be only 4 inches tall at maturity extending to 6 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 12 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 14 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 5 years. As an evegreen perennial, this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round.

This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil, and will often die in standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in sandy soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by cuttings; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.