Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Sedum palmeri S.Watson sect. Mexicali |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 355 (1882) |
Native Range | Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-1100m |
Description | leaves glaucous, broadly spathulate, 2cm long, in lax rosette at apex of stem, inflorescence secund, corolla pentamerous, ca. 9mm across |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | dark orange |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Sedum compressum Rose. Sedum palmeri ssp. emarginatum R.T.Clausen Sedum palmeri ssp. rubromarginatum R.T.Clausen |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXS Mexico Southwest) |