Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Sedum laxum (Britton) A.Berger sect. Genuina |
Synonyms | Gormania laxa Britton |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 30-2400m |
Description | leaves rigid, flat, narrowly spathulate, 2-4cm long, floral stems solid, stem leaves leaves oblong-spathulate, panicle 5-17cm long, petals oblong-lanceolate, acute |
Size | 5-40cm |
Color | dark pink, white, yellow |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring and late summer; cuttings in summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Oregon ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CRASSULACEAE
laxum heckneri (M.Peck) R.T.Clausen, ibid.
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