Scientific Name
Sedum furfuraceum Moran
Common Name(s)
Bonsai Sedum
Scientific Classification
Family: Crassulaceae
Subfamily: Sempervivoideae
Tribe: Sedeae
Genus: Sedum
Description
Sedum furfuraceum is a branching succulent with dark green egg-shaped leaves covered in scurfy whitish scales and aligned in tight spiral rows. It grows up to 4 inches (10 cm) tall and up to 1 foot (30 cm) wide. Leaves are up to 0.4 inches (1 cm) long. They are often reddish-purple in bright light. The lower leaves turn a reddish-orange hue and later drop off to expose thick, twisted, gray-white stems. Flowers are pinkish-white, star-like, appear in early spring, and last for about ten days.
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 Sedum, keep in mind that 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. Simply laying the plant on the ground for shorter varieties 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.
Learn more at How to Grow and Care for Sedum.
Origin
This species is native to Mexico.
Hybrids
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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