Kaleidoscope 'Orchid Flash' Hardy Ice Plant

KALEIDOSCOPE™ 'Orchid Flash' is a low, spreading succulent perennial with long, narrow, dark lavender-pink petals. Its evergreen foliage and spring-to-summer flowers bring color to sunny rock gardens, containers, slopes, and groundcover plantings. ## Flowers and Scale Walters Gardens lists 'Orchid Flash' in the KALEIDOSCOPE™ series, and Proven Winners describes its flowers as dark lavender-pink. Mature plants are listed at 2–4 inches tall and 20–24 inches wide, with flowering in spring and summer and hardiness in USDA zones 5b–10b. [Proven Winners](https://www.provenwinners.com/plants/delosperma/kaleidoscope-orchid-flash-hardy-ice-plant-delosperma-hybrid) · [Walters Gardens](https://www.waltersgardens.com/variety.php?ID=DELOF) ## Siting Give this ice plant full sun and sharply draining soil. The breeder recommends gravelly ground that does not remain wet in winter; a sunny slope can help shed excess water. Its succulent foliage is heat and drought tolerant once established. ## Maintenance Water as the roots establish, then reduce irrigation and let the soil dry between waterings. Protect the crown from prolonged winter wet rather than increasing routine feeding or watering. The breeder describes the series as needing little routine care; remove damaged foliage if necessary.