A cultivar selected from the species endemic to the Californian Sierra Nevada, 'Little Peach' is a perennial of the Montiaceae family obtained through hybridization or horticultural selection. It retains the compact habit and hardiness of the species while offering an unusually warm color palette for the genus.
It forms a dense, spreading rosette of linear, fleshy, dark green leaves, barely wider than tall, staying very close to the ground. Short branched stems emerge, bearing a profusion of flowers that almost entirely cover the foliage at full bloom.
The flowers, large with well-opened petals, display a range of shades that evolve according to individuals and throughout the flowering: creamy pale yellow at the center, blending into peach, pinkish apricot, and salmon pink at the periphery, with carmine pink anthered stamens punctuating the heart of each flower. This color variation within a single plant is one of the particular charms of the cultivar.
In cultivation, its flowering occurs from May to July. It requires perfect drainage, a poor mineral substrate, and does not tolerate prolonged moisture at the collar. Cultivation in wall crevices, alpine troughs, or elevated pots suits it ideally.