Petrosedum forsterianum(Sm . ) V. Grulich
Forster ’s Stonecrop , Rock Stonecrop
Petrosedum rupestrevar.forsterianum , Sedum forsterianum , Sedum lejeunianum , Sedum pruinatumsubsp.forsterianum , Sedum rupestrevar.forsterianum , Sedum rupestresubsp.forsterianum
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Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SedoideaeTribe : SedeaeSubtribe : SedinaeGenus : Petrosedum
Petrosedum forsterianumis aboriginal to WesternEuropeandMorocco . It grows from ocean level up to 4,920 feet ( 1,500 mebibyte ) .
Petrosedum forsterianum , formerly known asSedum forsterianum , is a succulent plant with outgrowth that trail along the ground and linear , more or less flattened leave arranged into terminal escaped retinal cone - similar rosette . The outgrowth can grow up to 8 inches ( 20 cm ) long . The leaves are green or glaucous , elliptic in interbreeding - section , and can value up to 0.6 inches ( 1.5 cm ) long . The dead leaves persist on the arm .
The flowers are ace - shaped , usually 5- to 7 - merous , and appear in summer in erect final inflorescences topped with an umbellate cyme of forked and recurved branches . The florescence can grow up to 12 inches ( 30 centimeter ) tall .
Petrosedum forsterianumis often mistaken forPetrosedum rupestre , a similar but more robust species discover in identical habitats that disagree in having no deadened farewell below the last russet scab .
USDA hardiness zones4a to 9b : from −30 ° F ( −34.4 ° C ) to 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) .
When growingSedums , keep in mind that these flora involve very picayune attention or care . They will boom in conditions many other plants thrive in but do just as well in less hospitable areas . They are ideal for that part of your K that gets too much sun or too small piss to grow anything else . A common name forSedumis Stonecrop because many gardeners joke that only stones want less precaution and endure longer .
Sedumis easy planted . For short variety , laying the plant on the background where you desire it to develop is usually enough to start it there . They will send out out roots from wherever the stalk touch the ground and rootle itself . If you would like to guarantee further that the plant will start there , you’re able to add together a very thin covering ofsoilover the plant .
you may break off one of the fore for taller sort and advertize it into the land where you desire to grow it . The stem will root very easy , and a new plant will be established in a season or two .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Sedum .
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