Perennial: Deer resistant. Drought & heat tolerant. Native to Chile. Good ground cover for tough dry areas. Also great in rock gardens, borders or containers. Of the Portulaca family. It has rubbery, blue-green succulent folg. Bloom time: summer-fall. Bloom color: bright magenta-violet. Size: 1’ x 2-3'. Exposure.: sun. Water: mod./dry. USDA Z8. (commonly sold as Calandrinia grandiflora in the industry but it is really CISTANTHE)