Lampranthus EXPLOSION® ‘Cocktail’

Common Name:
Cocktail Ice Plant (EXPLOSION® Series)

Description:
Lampranthus EXPLOSION® ‘Cocktail’ is a dazzling ground cover known for its electric, multi-coloured daisy-like flowers and succulent, fine-textured foliage. Bred for maximum flower impact, the EXPLOSION® series is celebrated for its vibrant, extended blooming season and dense, spreading habit. ‘Cocktail’ lives up to its name with a kaleidoscope of pink, orange, and magenta hues that blanket the plant from late spring into summer. It thrives in full sun and dry, well-drained soils, making it exceptionally well-suited to Melbourne’s low-water and coastal garden styles. This variety is highly heat- and drought-tolerant once established, forming a dense mat that suppresses weeds and spills beautifully over retaining walls, garden edges, and rockeries. Its vivid display and hardy temperament make it ideal for brightening up difficult, sun-exposed spaces with minimal maintenance. Light pruning after flowering keeps it compact and encourages continued blooming.

Form:

• Ground Cover

• Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:

• Height: 15–25 cm

• Width: 60–100 cm

Aspect:

• Full Sun

Flowering:

• Flowers in Spring

• Flowers in Summer

Flower Colour:

• Pink

• Orange

• Magenta

• Bi-colour / Multi-toned

Key Attributes:

• Suitable for Pots

• Drought Tolerant

• Perennial

• Herbaceous

• Suitable for Coastal Gardens

• Suitable for Rockeries

• Ground Cover

• Low Maintenance

• Heat Tolerant

• Fast Growing

• Weed Suppressant

Toxicity:

• Non-toxic to humans and pets

Companion Plants:

• Sedum ‘Gold Mound’

• Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost’

• Agave attenuata

• Gazania

• Carpobrotus glaucescens

Plant Growers Australia (PGA) is an innovative wholesale production nursery based in Melbourne, renowned for superior quality garden plants and pioneering breeding programs.
PGA do not sell direct to the public, but their website has detailed information on this species that is available for everyone to access. 
Visit www.pga.com.au for further details and photos of this plant.