xDisphyllum 'Sunburn' $5 each or larger orders much  cheaper. Wholesale orders or agent enquiries welcome. This plant is available in 75 mm (3 inch) diameter black plastic tubes and orders can be picked up or potentially delivered for potted plants in Melbourne (especially for larger orders). Australiawide it is easier to ship them bare-rooted via the post (see 'live plants for sale' on website).

Unauthorised commercial propagation or any sale, conditioning, export, import or stocking of propagating material of this variety is an infringement under the Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994.

22.2.2012 Last night we had a potted non flowering plant on show to a small public audience. A few notable points came from the experience.

One experienced succulent grower asked, 'How is it different to my pigface varieties that I have or see in everyone's garden?

ANSWER:
It is far superior in so many ways. xDisphyllum 'Sunburn' flowers profusely for up to 10 months of the year.
No other Australian succulent can easily pass a 2-3 month period. (Except with the odd out-of-season flower here or there).
xDisphyllum 'Sunburn' also surpasses most of the best landscaping equivalents form around the world in regards to flowering profusely over long periods. This alone will have it stand out as an exceptional landscaping plant for years to come.
In fact we have trialled xDisphyllum 'Sunburn' for some years in a range of soils and situations alongside comparative world favourites e.g. Aptenia cordifolia, Drosanthemum floribundum and Carpobrotus.
xDisphyllum 'Sunburn' certainly has the potential to become a world favourite.

A second major point is that while Aptenia, Drosanthemum and Carpobrotus are all very attractive and useful, they can be very weedy and smother nearby plants, Disphyllum does not.

This new xDisphyllum 'Sunburn'   hybrid will prove popular with landscapers and home gardeners alike.

23.2.2012 - Update - comparative fire test showed Lampranthus to be very combustible while the Disphyllum would not ignite. For more on this go to left menu ' 'Fire and Succulents'.

17.3.2012 - Update - Inverloch Garden Club, Vic. Many present asked questions relating to this plant. In light of this the following is now worth mentioning:

xDisphyllum 'Sunburn' has only a few comparative native species belonging to the following genera - Disphyma, Carpobrotus and Sarcozona. Now using these three genera for a closer examination, both Disphyma and Carpobrotus are creeping plants that regularly die back on older growth. Sarcozona, while a spectacular shrub in habitat for a short season of 1-2 months, is very untidy and unsightly for the rest of the year. All three native genera are known to die back as they grow, leaving dry debris that is not only unsightly, but also a potential fire hazard. xDisphyllum 'Sunburn' has hardly any old dry 'dieback'. Also the seed parent of xDisphyllum 'Sunburn' , Disphyma, had suffered severely and died in many parts of the garden in the last heatwave, and while xDisphyllum 'Sunburn' showed some stress, it recovered better without any death. Finally anyone who has grown Disphyma, Carpobrotus or Sarcozona before, will find xDisphyllum 'Sunburn' to be unique and far more versatile and rewarding than the others.

20.3.12 - Update - interesting email asking what qualifies it as a native plant. Originally we had no intention of promoting it as an Oz native but after sending samples to Canberra, botanists at the national hebarium declared the plant an Australian native hybrid. Primarily because this hybrid's seed parent was a native plant.

It certainly can be argued that it's not pure - but what plant is at varying levels of plant history e.g. Brachychitons evolved here in Australia but Adansonia did not. It evolved elsewhere and one species arrived here relatively recently in history so in context  is a new Australian.

xDisphyllum 'Sunburn' is also a new Australian.

18.7.2012 - Winter flowers are dark orange. We are experiencing an extremely wet and long winter. This hybrid doesn't seem to suffer from 'wet feet' and is thriving. Currently on track at flowering through every season! Of course winter has less flowers, but it still looks pretty good. What is perhaps rather surprising, to us at least, is the flower colour. Plant flowers increase yellow tone during heat of summer and increase orange tones during the cold of winter. Currently no hint of yellow tones, see below.