Thin, woody brown stems stand upright like candles, their tips topped with slender, rounded leaves that seem to bloom softly—almost like a piece of modern sculpture brightening a dry rocky slope. Compared to the better-known "cold-hardy ice plant" Delosperma cooperi, whose name you might recognize as "Matsubagiku" in Japan, this Delosperma crassum keeps it simple. Its leaves are only about 3 mm across, just enough to hug the ends of each stem like tiny mittens. Native to the stony slopes of South Africa’s Western Cape, Delosperma crassum, as its Latin species name meaning "solid" or "sturdy" suggests, is built with a resilient framework that stands up to strong winds without flinching.

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  4,300JPY