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    Orostachys iwarenge

    Also Known As

    • Chinese Dunce Cap

    Plant type

    cactus / succulent, groundcover

    size

    • H: 2"-6"
    • W: 12"

    planting zones

    • 5a-10b

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    Orostachys iwarenge plant details

    Orostachys iwarenge is an evergreen groundcover cactus / succulent with blue foliage. In summer pink and white flowers emerge. Features glaucous texture. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular water. Does well in gritty, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Orostachys iwarenge

    Plant type: groundcover cactus / succulent
    Plant family: crassulaceae
    Foliage: evergreen blue
    Mature size: 12 IN wide, 2 IN - 6 IN - tall
    Flowers: pink and white blooms in summer
    Uses: container plant, monocarpic, rock garden, self-sowing, unique, year round interest

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Orostachys iwarenge

    USDA Zones: 5a - 10b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
    Watering frequency: regular
    Resistant to: heat
    Soil needs: gritty, rocky and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Orostachys iwarenge Another new-to-us species from Stan Tyson. Great glaucous foliage, and distinctive and beautiful flower spikes. Orostachys make a great hardy alternative to tender succulents like Echeveria for us in the frozen north. An inch or two tall, spreads indefinitely. Zones 5 (maybe hardier? Let us know if you experiment with it)

    By: Arrowhead Alpines

    CHINESE DUNCE CAPS - A low dense spreading mat of small blue grey succulent rosettes from which pinkish conical spires grow up to 6" tall. In late summer the spires are covered with pink to white frilly flowers. Great for troughs, containers, rock gardens, fairy gardens. The rosettes spread creating the same display each year. Likes sun to part shade, well drained gritty soil. A great groundcover, drought tolerant. A interesting eye catching plant.

    By: Accents for Home and Garden

    Beautiful rosettes of blue-grey foliage are borne on the ends of short stems, with smaller rosettes branching from the larger stems creating a beautiful silver low groundcover. A hardy spreading perennial succulent. Large gray tapering spikes of orange and white flowers are borne in late summer-fall.

    By: Almost Eden

    One of our favorite rarities here at “Annie’s,” it’s really like growing 3 plants in one. Beginning as a low dense spreading mat (to 12” across) of lovely small blue-grey rosettes, it soon forms a multitude of totally cool pinkish conical spires inspiring one to imagine a little elfin cityscape. In late Summer-Fall, the spires reach 6” tall, blossoming with pink & white frilly flowers much like a miniature “Tower of Jewels”. Charming! Ideal for containers, rock gardens & hey-fairy gardens! Will die after flowering but it self-sows & makes side rosettes to repeat its magic every year!

    By: Annie's Annuals & Perennials

    Gardening facts about Orostachys iwarenge plant

    How to Grow Orostachys iwarenge

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly shade

    • Water Needs

      • regular

    • Soil Needs

      • well-drained
      • rocky
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • blue

    • Flower Color

      • white
      • pink

    • Flower Season

      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

    • Texture

      • glaucous

    See other plant types of Orostachys for your garden

    Orostachys spinosa

    aka Orostachys erubescens

    Plant Type

    Cactus / Succulent

    Zones

    10a-11

    Size

    Height: 1"-3"

    Width: 12"-24"

    • sun - mostly sun
    • low - drought tolerant
    • dry in winter
    Photo of Orostachys spinosa foliage by Kara Nursery
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    Orostachys spinosa [ex Halda]

    aka Orostachys spinosa x Halda, Dunce's Caps

    Plant Type

    Cactus / Succulent

    Zones

    4a-9b

    Size

    Height: 6"

    Width: 12"

    • sun
    • occasional - drought tolerant
    Photo of Orostachys spinosa [ex Halda] by Arrowhead Alpines
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