Sedum sedoides

Scientific Name

Sedum sedoides (Decne.) Pau ex Vidal & Lopez

Synonyms

Sempervivum sedoides, Rosularia alba, Rosularia sedoides, Rosularia sedoides var. alba, Sedum confertissimum, Sedum confertissimum, Sedum jacquemontii, Sempervivella alba, Sempervivella sedoides, Sempervivum album

Scientific Classification

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

Description

Sedum sedoides is a succulent plant with small rosettes of fresh green edged with red. The rosettes grow up to 1.4 inches (3.5 cm) in diameter, freely offsetting to form loose cushions. Leaves are up to 0.4 inches (2 cm) long. Flowers are saucer-shaped, white with a greenish base, and appear in early fall.

Sedum sedoides aka Rosularia sedoides or Rosularia sedoides var. alba — *Photo via mein-kleines-alpinum.de*

Hardiness

USDA hardiness zones 5a to 10b: from −20 °F (−28.9 °C) to 40 °F (+4.4 °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. Sedum's common name is Stonecrop because 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.

See more at How to Grow and Care for Sedum.