It looks like you were lucky to get the newest varieties!

I found McGregor and eventually found where they have their plants hidden.

It doesn't appear in the online catalogue as yet.

http://www.mcgregorplantsales....

I've got to say, "Thank your very very much!" for all the help you folks have given me on these Ice plants.

I would never have found this information on my own.

This search has been so much fun. I found delosperma I didn't know existed. : )

Every time I search out plants and find really nice ones I feel I have to have them!

I found Thompson & Morgan have seed of a nice purple one..

http://search.thompson-morgan....

Wow, T & M in the UK sells Pink Ribbon. But it looks a lot lighter than mine.
Red Mountain is another good one that does well for me.
The color range on Delosperma "Hardy Mixed" looks a lot like the mix of colors from McGregor. Hmmm.....

Unfortunately the T & M catalog for the US doesn't have them.

Some of these are hardy down to zone 4! It would depend on them getting winter dry though..

http://www.theplantgroup.com/2...

I wanted to find the breeder in Japan, I think I found them! They are now in both Japan and Ecuador, from next year only in Ecuador.

http://www.florsaika.com/engli...

http://florsaika.com/?page_id=...

I doubt the mixed seeds would come true but must be worth a try!

Notes from 2008 on his failures!

http://florsaika.com/wp/?p=511

Interesting to search the name and find his notes!

http://florsaika.com/?p=588

http://florsaika.com/?page_id=...

Delosperma aberdeenense is in the main breeding database!

http://www.florsaika.com/date/

About ..

http://florsaika.com/?page_id=...

Archives..

http://www.florsaika.com/archi...

I grow some of those and they are hardy here, which gets quite cold. I obtained them from a local nursery. Since I live in a dry climate, they do well.
I've got
Delospema Beaufort West
Delosperma dyeri Red Mountain (very pretty)
Delosperma nubiginum (extremely prolific grower)
Delosperma Tiffindell (really nice!)

I think the T & M hardy mixed is a four pack of plants, which make me wonder.

Wow,
You are fantastic at finding this information.
It looks like we need to follow this breeder and keep track of what he comes out with next.

Yes you're correct about the pack of 4 plants!

I can't help myself when it comes to research, someone said I must have Terrier in me.

I wonder if he is giving temps in Celsius or Fahrenheit?

Gotta love the tenacity of those terriers.

valleylynn said:Gotta love the tenacity of those terriers.

I think he would mean centigrade Lynn, I doubt they would use fahrenheit in Japan. He says up to 60 degress, that's hot, even cooking, but he did mention they will persist in flower in very high temperatures which is what I think this means.. flowering at temps. of 35 degrees or more.

keep flowers in the Kyushu region in Japan that becomes 35 degrees or more

Thanks Janet.

Tabby, how has this delosperma done for you over two winters? It would be interesting to know.