Scientific Name
Sedum hirsutum All.
Common Names
Hairy Stonecrop
Synonyms
Sedum hirsutum subsp. hirsutum, Oreosedum hirsutum, Rosularia hirsuta
Scientific Classification
Family: Crassulaceae
Subfamily: Sedoideae
Tribe: Sedeae
Subtribe: Sedinae
Genus: Sedum
Description
Sedum hirsutum is a succulent plant with dense, low clusters of Rosularia-like rosettes on upright, up to 2 inches (5 cm) tall stems. Leaves are light green and pubescent, elliptic, flattened above, and up to 0.4 inches (1 cm) long. Flowers are 5-, rarely 6-petaled, up to 0.3 inches (0.8 cm) long, white, and with somewhat united petals in a pubescent, few-flowered inflorescence.
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Hardiness
USDA hardiness zones 9a to 11b: from 20 °F (−6.7 °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 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 usually 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 ensure further that the plant will start there, you can add a very thin covering of soil over the plant.
You can break off one of the stems for taller varieties 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 hirsutum is native to south-western Europe and northwestern Africa.
Links
- Back to genus Sedum
- Succulentopedia: Browse succulents by Scientific Name, Common Name, Genus, Family, USDA Hardiness Zone, Origin, or cacti by Genus
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