Scientific Name
Sedum 'Alice Evans'
Scientific Classification
Family: Crassulaceae
Subfamily: Sempervivoideae
Tribe: Sedeae
Genus: Sedum
Description
Sedum 'Alice Evans' is a beautiful succulent with hanging stems and fleshy, green leaves arranged in a dense rosette at the end of the stem. The rosettes can reach up to 4 inches (10 cm) in diameter. The leaves are thick and pointed and can measure up to 1.6 inches (4 cm) long.
The white, star-shaped flowers appear on branched stalks that can grow up to 6 inches (15 cm) in height.
Hardiness
USDA hardiness zones 9b to 11b: from 25 °F (−3.9 °C) to 50 °F (+10 °C).
How to Grow and Care
When growing Sedums, keep in mind that these plants need very little attention or care. They will thrive in conditions many other plants thrive in but 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. A common name for Sedum is Stonecrop because many gardeners joke that only stones need less care and live longer.
Sedum is easily planted. For shorter varieties, laying the plant on the ground where you want it to grow is usually enough to start the plant there. They will send out roots from wherever the stem touches the ground and root itself. If you want to ensure the plant starts there, add a very thin soil covering.
You can break off one of the stems for taller 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.
Learn more at How to Grow and Care for Sedum.
Origin
Sedum 'Alice Evans' is a hybrid that results from a cross between Sedum clavatum and Sedum lucidum.
Links
- Back to genus Sedum
- Succupedia: Browse succulents by Scientific Name, Common Name, Genus, Family, USDA Hardiness Zone, Origin, or cacti by Genus
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