Data specific to Sedums (Edit)
Origin: Mexico (Querétaro)
Category: Containers
Hardiness: Hardy - Can Handle Freezing Temps
Growth Habit: Ground cover
Mat Forming
Soil Type: Dry
Well drained
Loamy / Medium
Sandy / light
Good draining potting mix
Plant uses and characteristics: Accent
Containers
Pest resistant
Does not like wet feet
Others: Needs to be kept on the dry side

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Plant Height: 1 inch, maybe more.
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Green, turns red in cold or hot weather.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Spring
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Alpine Gardening
Uses: Erosion control
Groundcover
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Readily reseeds if happy.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Creeping Stonecrop
  • Sedum
  • Dwarf Stonecrop

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Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2018-06-17

Date: 2010-11-14
Photo by Ghislain Chenais
Comments:
  • Posted by valleylynn (Oregon City, OR - Zone 8b) on Jan 8, 2012 11:06 PM concerning plant:
    One of the lowest growing Mexican Sedum varieties. Very dense grower has tiny leaves with little white hairs on the edges. Summer flowers of bright yellow. Keep relatively dry and water from below when feasible.

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