A showy creeping succulent with long cylindrical, succulent leaves and hot pink flowers all summer.   4” x 24”  Grow in full sun with low water in sharply drained soil with gravel mulch. Use as a groundcover in rock garden or raised bed.   Zones 6-10.  Rocky slopes of central South African mountains.  Aizoaceae

A note on the cultivation of Delosperma cooperi:

For the past couple of years we have had volunteer Delosperma cooperi plants growing under the benches in our open hoop houses at the nursery.  They have grown exceptionally large with healthy foliage yearround in moist, partially shaded conditions in fertile soil with average drainage.  The only downside we can see is that they don't bloom quite as much as those in the full sun, still impressive though.  Apparently these plants haven't read the book.

A creeping succulent groundcover with short fleshy mid-green foliage.  Forms a dense mat which is covered with yellow flowers in spring.   4” x 24”  Grow in full sun with low water in dry, very well drained, infertile soil.   Zones Hardy to -10 degrees F.  One of the most consistently hardy and easily grown of the genus.  Found among the rocks in the mountains of Lesotho, South Africa.  Aizoaceae

The smallest species in the genus, the tufted iceplant forms a dense mat less than 1" high with tiny, upward pointing succulent leaves.  It is covered with fuschia flowers in early spring.  Grow in full sun to part sun in sharply drained, low fertility soil with gravel mulch.  Hardy to –10 degrees F   Found in the high mountains of Cape Province, South African where it grows on rocky slopes and outcroppings.  Aizoaceae

It's miniature size makes it an adorable addition to a trough or container collection. 

Bright green succulent leaves 4-6” high with purple-pink flowers in summer.  Seems quite similar to D ashtonii, though the leaves are slightly different.  Full sun, sharply drained soil, gravel mulch. Hardy to –10 degrees F  South African grasslands.    Aizoaceae