×Cremnosedum 'Little Gem'

Scientific Name

×Cremnosedum 'Little Gem'

Scientific Classification

Family: Crassulaceae
Subfamily: Sedoideae
Tribe: Sedeae
Subtribe: Sedinae
Genus: ×Cremnosedum

Description

×Cremnosedum 'Little Gem' is a dwarf succulent with tightly clustered leaves on cherry red stems. It forms a mat of pyramid-like rosettes. The olive-green leaves turn coppery red in full sun. Flowers are yellow, star-shaped, and appear from late winter to early spring.

Hardiness

USDA hardiness zone 8b to 10a: from 15 °F (−9.4 °C) to 35 °F (+1.7 °C).

How to Grow and Care

When growing Sedum, keep in mind that Sedum plants need very little attention or care. They will thrive in conditions that many other plants thrive in but will do just as well in less hospitable areas. They are ideal for that part of your yard that gets too much sun or too little water to grow anything else. Sedum's common name is Stonecrop because many gardeners joke that only stones need less care and live longer.

Sedums are easily planted. For shorter varieties, simply laying the plant on the ground where you want it to grow is usually enough to get the Sedum plant started there. They will send out roots from wherever the stem is touching the ground and root itself. If you want to ensure that the plant will start there, you can add very thin soil covering the plant. You can break off one of the stems for taller Sedum varieties and push it into the ground where you want to grow it. The stem will root very easily, and a new plant will be established in a season or two.

See more at How to Grow and Care for Sedum.

Origin

This succulent is a hybrid resulting from the cross between Cremnophila nutans and Sedum humifusum created by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grim from San Jose, California.