Crinum Birthday Party Deparia is a marvelous ice plant

is a marvelous ice plant that appeared in 1998 as a seedling in a patch of dwarf alpine collections of Delosperma cooperi that crossed with Delosperma nubigenum) at the Denver Botanic Gardens

When established

seedlings that are allowed to drop typically flower in 5-6 years

This dwarf grower makes an 8" wide clump

Trachystemon orientalis survived the test of time

Crinum Birthday Party Deparia is a marvelous ice plantCrinum 'Birthday Party', reportedly a cross of Crinum 'Bradley Giant' x Crinum scabrum, hails from the breeding program of crinum guru, the late Luther Bundrant. For us, Crinum 'Birthday Party' begins flowering in early to mid June and continues until August with sturdy 4' tall spikes topped with dark wine colored buds, opening into 11 13 large, fragrant outfacing flowers of rich pink with a wide darker stripe down the middle of each petal outstanding