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Sedum kamtschaticum


Stonecrop




Family
Crassulaceae
Genus
Sedum
Species
kamtschaticum
Category
Perennials
USDA Hardiness Zone
7b - 8a
Canadian Hardiness Zone
7
RHS Hardiness Zone
H5
Temperature (°C)
-15 - (-9)
Temperature (°F)
5 - 15
Height
up to 15 cm
Spread
15 - 45 cm
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
MayJune
Landscape
Plant in rock gardens, borders or as a ground cover.
Cultivation
Plant in moist, well-draining, humus-rich slightly acidic to neutral soil in full sun to partial shade.
Shape
Clumping.
Growth
Fast
Habitat
Partially shady woodlands and shrublands.
Bark/Stem Description
Smooth, waxy glaborous leaf stems.
Flower/Leaf Bud Description
Pinnate simple flower buds that grow in terminal panicles at the tip of leaf stems.
Leaf Description
Simple lanceolate-pinnate leaves that grow in loose whorls upward along leaf stems. Leaves have a slightly shiny and waxy appearance.
Flower Description
Simple 5 - 6-petaled flowers that grow in terminal panicles at the end of leaf stems. The flowers have defined pistils that grow outward. The petals are lanceolate-pinnate.
Colour Description
Medium green foliage and stems. Flower buds are yellow-green with a tinge of red at the apex. Flowers are pale yellowish-green throughout.
Texture Description
Smooth and waxy.
Notable Specimens
Fanshawe College Gardens, London, Ontario, Canada.
Propagation
Simple tip cuttings stuck directly in the garden at anytime during the active growing season, or by division of clumps.
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