Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Sedum pulchellum Michx. sect. Genuina |
Synonyms | Sedum pulchrum DC. |
Sedum vigilmontis Small | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 90-500m |
Description | leaves alternate, patent, sessile, pale yellow-green, linear to spathulate, at base shortly calcarate, obtuse, flowers 10-40 in ramose cyme, petals 4-10mm long |
Size | 5-23cm |
Color | white, purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
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
North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Kansas , Missouri , Oklahoma ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Ohio ) South-Central U.S.A. (Texas ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Arkansas , Georgia , Kentucky , Mississippi , Tennessee) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CRASSULACEAE
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