''Delosperma lavisiae'' is a species of flowering plant in the family

Aizoaceae The Aizoaceae, or fig-marigold family, is a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is d ...

, native to South Africa and Lesotho. It goes by a number of common names relating to its habitat, growing as high as up in the

Drakensberg mountains The Drakensberg (Afrikaans: Drakensberge, Zulu: uKhahlambha, Sotho: Maluti) is the eastern portion of the Great Escarpment, which encloses the central Southern African plateau. The Great Escarpment reaches its greatest elevation – within th ...

; Drakensberg ice plant, Drakensberg vygie, and mountain vygie. A matforming, cold hardy succulent, able to withstand occasional frosts as low as , it has gained the

Royal Horticultural Society The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (Nort ...

Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. History The Award of Garden Merit ...

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lavisiae Flora of Lesotho Flora of South Africa Plants described in 1928 Taxa named by Louisa Bolus {{Aizoaceae-stub