Stonecrop
Botanical name: Crassulaceae
Stonecrop
Botanical name: Crassulaceae
Species of Stonecrop
Crassula
Crassula are flowering succulent plants that make for popular houseplants. A few species are aquatic and often live in brackish water but can become invasive in waterways due to their aggressive growth rate. Terrestrial species make great container plants and are easy to grow. However, many crassula die after flowering.
Adromischus
Adromischus are succulents native to Africa that feature small clumping leaves. These leaves inspired its scientific name Adromischus with the Greek word adros, meaning thick and mischos, meaning stem. Many in this species are appealing to collectors due to their coloured leaves, however, when not stressed by sunlight, nearly all develop a similar green colour. To showcase the attractive leaves the best way possible a high level of light is required.
Seed leaf
Liveforevers
A genus of succulent perennials from the American Southwest, liveforevers are tough, leathery little plants. All have a chalky or sticky coating on their leaves, which acts as natural sunscreen. Several species have been embraced as nearly drought-proof ornamentals perfect for warm, dry climates. Unfortunately, several species are threatened in the wild by habitat destruction due to land development.
xPachysedum
XPachysedum are popular houseplants, also grown in rock and succulent gardens in warmer climates. They are prized for their attractive clumping growth habit. The plants grow in rosettes and produce tiny bell-shaped blossoms throughout the spring and summer, growing on long, thin stems. Handling the plants can mar the appearance of the leaves due to oils on the skin.
Sedums
Sedums are perennial succulents that are valuable food sources for butterflies and other pollinators. They are popular garden plants due to their attractive flowers that bloom in small clustered bouquets. Flowers range in colors depending on the species. They are drought-tolerant and thrive in a variety of conditions, making them good choices for groundcover.
kalanchoe
Kalanchoe make up a large and diverse genus of tropical succulent flowering shrubs and herbaceous plants. The flowers bloom in clusters and a wide variety of colors. These plants are easy to grow as they need very little water but require direct sunlight. This makes them popular options as houseplants or additions to a rock or succulent garden. This genus is an important food plant for the Red Pierrot butterfly and is one of the first plants to be sent into space.
Stonecrops
Stonecrops are succulent plants native to the mountainous regions of western North America. The name refers to the dry outcrops of stone on which these plants can be found. They thrive in full sunlight and can survive periods of drought. Stonecrops are versatile plants with flowers that bloom in a range of bright colors, and leaves that can have different textures and shapes - some are waxy, while others grow hairlike structures.
Leatherpetal
Leatherpetal comprise a small genus of perennial succulents that grow in rosettes. The foliage is smooth, comes in shades of silver, pink, or green, and may be speckled depending on the species. This attractive foliage and star-shaped leaves make these plants popular houseplants and additions to desert gardens.
Pachyphytum
Pachyphytum are slow-growing succulents popular as container plants. They are also commonly planted outdoors in rock and desert gardens. Plants in the genus can be tubular or grape-shaped, and some have a powdery coating on their thick leaves. Pachyphytum produce small flowers in the spring and summer that can be deep red, greenish-white, or both.
jeweled crown
Jeweled crown are actually a man-made genus of small succulents, created from hybrids of various Pachyphytum and Echeveria species. These hybrids and their various cultivars are available from nurseries and online as potted plants, and for inclusion in rock and drought-friendly gardens.
Echeveria
Echeveria are succulent houseplants that consist of a mature plant and its offset plants. The mature plant supports the offset plants with nutrients until they are mature enough to thrive on their own. Often, once matured, the offset plant will break off from the original and can be replanted.
Monanthes
Monanthes are commonly found thriving in sunny locations and are popular container plants grown for their attractive shapes. The plants stop growing in the winter but resume in the spring and occasionally produce flowers from single stems in optimal conditions. The plants are usually spread by seeds but can also be grown from cuttings.
Aichryson
Aichryson are several species of succulent, subtropical plants, mostly native to the Canary Islands. These species thrive in warmer climates and are not frost tolerant. Some plants have stems covered with tiny reddish or green hairs. Aichryson are most often cultivated as houseplants, but can also be used in tropical succulent gardens.
Lenophyllum
Lenophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the orpine family, Crassulaceae. The roughly seven species it contains are distributed in Texas in the United States and northeastern Mexico. Plants in this genus are distinguished from Sedum species by the presence of terminal inflorescences, erect petals, and opposite leaves.
Orostachys
Orostachys is a genus of the succulent that contains about 15 species. It is a biennial herb growing in China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia. Orostachys are the most morphologically distinct member of subfamily Sedoideae, characterised by a semi-rosette habit, and spadix-like terminal, narrowly pyramidal to cylindrical inflorescence. Leaves are linear to ovate, often with dull purple dots. The stem arrangement is alternate, forming a crowded cauline rosette. The roots are fibrous and it has no rhizome.
Phedimus
Phedimus comprise a genus of succulents with characteristic flat leaves and colorful flowers. In addition to their attractive appearance, they are quite practical plants, as they are tolerant of frost and drought and are very cold hardy. They may thrive in damp and shaded areas as well. All of these characteristics make these succulents great options as groundcover or container plants.
×Cremnosedum
×Cremnosedum are hybrid succulents, created by crossing the plants of genera Cremnophila and Sedum. They are characterized by round, fleshy, and usually tightly-packed leaves. The original and and the only universally recognized ×Cremnosedum hybrid is the 'Little Gem', produced in 1981 by crossing Cremnophila nutans and Sedum humifusum. The authenticity of the second hybrid of this genus, 'Crocodile', is sometimes disputed.
Mock stonecrop
California sunset succulents
A human-made hybrid of the genuses Sedum and Graptopetalum, california sunset succulents are grown as ground cover, in rock gardens, and sometimes in baskets. They are all succulents with unusually bright colors, including mixes of orange, rose, mint, yellow, and cream. They have been used or proposed as a civic planting in various communities in the American Southwest as a beautiful, but equally hardy alternative to ice plants.
×Sedeveria
×Sedeveria are crossings between Echeveria and Sedum plants. These small succulents are popular additions to rock gardens and are also grown as indoor container plants. The thick leaves have an attractive light to dark green appearance. Some species can develop pinkish tips. More plants can be propagated from leaves placed in well-drained soil.
Stonecrops
Stonecrops are succulent flowering plants very similar to stonecrops. They are found in the Northern Hemisphere, growing exclusively in high-altitude habitats and other cold areas. Some species are grown as ornamentals, however, they are very challenging to grow outside of alpine and subarctic climates.
Fanfare
Fanfare are a hybrid genus of rosette-formed succulents. They are a hybrid of Graptopetalum and Echeveria. They will often produce star-shaped flowers during the summer. Although they are treasured for long-lived vivid colors such as pink during the cold, they won't tolerate frost.
Petrosedum
Petrosedum is a genus of the succulent family Crassulaceae (stonecrop family).
Houseleeks
Houseleeks are outdoor succulents that are valued for their resiliency and durability. They are tolerant plants that will continue to flourish even when forced to undergo drought, freezing temperatures, and poor soil conditions. The base plant forms a rosette that produces small offsets helping the plant to reproduce and spread rapidly. Flowers take about two to five years to blossom. The base plant dies after blooming but the offshoots live on.
Chinese Crassula
Sinocrassula are a genus of subtropical succulents. Their Latin name, Sinocrassula, means “Chinese Crassula,” in reference to their native lands. These succulents are unique and in high demand as an ornamental house plant for their unique growth pattern. While small and compact, the rosettes tend to spiral and take on different shapes. Many species of Sinocrassula die shortly after flowering, and flower only once in their lifetime.
Tylecodon
Tylecodon is a genus of succulent plants in the family Crassulaceae, native to southern Africa. The leaves of tylecodon are deciduous in summer and they are borne in a spiral arrangement, rather than the opposite, decussate arrangement of Cotyledon leaves.
Villadia
Native to the Americas, villadia are perennial sub-shrubs with many members that can tolerate periods of drought. The succulent villadia are often cultivated as houseplants or used in xeriscaping. They do need to be in sunlight for most of the day as they will not tolerate poor light conditions.
Umbilicus
Umbilicus is a genus of over ninety species of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae.
Tree houseleeks
Tree houseleeks are evergreen succulents that make excellent houseplants. Most grow in a rosette shape, but the leaves of different cultivars will vary in size and shape. The leaf color can change depending on the amount of sun exposure and the changing of the seasons. These plants die after they bloom, which can take years to occur.
Care Guide for Stonecrop
Scientific Classification
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