Sedum dasyphyllum (Corsican Stonecrop)

Scientific Name

Sedum dasyphyllum L.

Common Names

Corsican Stonecrop, Thick-leaved Stonecrop, Thick Leaf Stonecrop, Blue Tears Sedum, Love and Tangles, Love and Tangle

Synonyms

Oreosedum dasyphyllum, Sedum burnatii, Sedum corsicum, Sedum glanduliferum, Sedum glaucum, Sedum moroderi, Sedum nebrodense

Scientific Classification

Family: Crassulaceae
Subfamily: Sedoideae
Tribe: Sedeae
Subtribe: Sedinae
Genus: Sedum

Description

Sedum dasyphyllum is a small succulent perennial that forms compact tufts up to 5 inches (12.5 cm) tall. Stems are short, branching, and creeping with opposite leaves that vary from green, gray-green to turquoise with lavender shades in full sun. Flowers are small, star-shaped, white with little black dots on the petals and green ovaries.

Hardiness

USDA hardiness zones 3a to 9b: from −40 °F (−40 °C) to 30 °F (−1.1 °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 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. A common name for Sedum is Stonecrop, due to the fact that many gardeners joke that only stones need less care and live longer.

Sedum is easily planted. For shorter varieties, simply laying the plant on the ground where you want it to grow is normally enough to get the plant started there. They will send out roots from wherever the stem is touching the ground and root itself. If you would like to further ensure that the plant will start there, you can add a very thin covering of soil over the plant.

For taller varieties, you can break off one of the stems and push it into the ground where you would like 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 dasyphyllum is native to Europe.

Cultivars

• Sedum dasyphyllum 'Himalayan Skies'
• Sedum dasyphyllum 'Major'
• Sedum dasyphyllum 'Minor'

Links

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