Sedums
Botanical name: Hylotelephium
Sedums
Botanical name: Hylotelephium
Description
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.
Species of Sedums
Allegheny stonecrop
In the wild, allegheny stonecrop (Hylotelephium telephioides) grows on outcrops and ledges and its showy flowers attract pollinators. Allegheny stonecrop is also used in gardens as an ornamental, flowering in the summer. This plant can be toxic when ingested and can irritate the skin, so care should be taken around pets.
Hylotelephium verticillatum
Hylotelephium verticillatum 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.
Orpine 'Herbstfreude'
Orpine 'Herbstfreude' 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.
Showy stonecrop 'Brilliant'
Showy stonecrop 'Brilliant' 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.
Orpine 'Purple Emperor'
Orpine 'Purple Emperor' is a garden favorite because it is late flowering, with its purple leaves, branches, and flowers bringing much-welcomed color to winter gardens. In contrast, the parent plant has paler flowers and greener leaves and stems. This plant enjoys full sunlight and thrives in well-drained soil.
Garden stonecrop
Garden stonecrop (Hylotelephium erythrostictum) is a perennial herbaceous species that can be toxic to animals and humans. Garden stonecrop grows wild in China, Japan, Russia, and Korea in meadows and ravines within warm and temperate climates. This species is cultivated as a houseplant and grows ideally in moderate, well-drained soils. The plant's leaves will become weak and floppy if it is grown in too much shade or soil that is too rich.
Showy stonecrop
Showy stonecrop (Hylotelephium spectabile) is a perennial succulent native to China and Korea. Showy stonecrop is often cultivated as ground cover and valued for its drought tolerance. This species used to be classified as *Sedum spectabile, *and is also commonly known as butterfly stonecrop.
Orpine
Orpine (Hylotelephium telephium) is a perennial succulent native to Eurasia. This species is often planted in gardens for ornamental purposes and grows best in gravelly or calcareous soils. In Finland, the orpine is an officially protected species because its leaves are the most important food source for the Apollo butterfly, the largest type of butterfly in that country.
Showy stonecrop 'Stardust'
Where the natural variety of showy stonecrop has pink flowers showy stonecrop 'Stardust' features broad star-shaped blooms that have petals of a stardust white. These flowers have much longer petals than those of the parent, and make a showy addition to flower borders, beds, informal gardens, and containers.
Showy stonecrop
Showy stonecrop is loved for its scented summer flowers that attract butterflies. It makes a nice feature in rock gardens and also looks great in containers. It is often called "stonecrop" for its ability to grow on rocky ledges but is also known as "live-forever" for its vigorous growth and persistence in staying alive. Showy stonecrop used to be hung in rooms where a couple were to be married. If the stems grew together, the marriage was said to be blessed. If the stems grew apart, then the marriage prospects were bad.
Orpine
Orpine (Hylotelephium maximum) is a succulent from Europe and western Asia, where it grows in sandy and rocky ground. It stores water in its leaves and tubers, which makes it drought-resistant. It is a low-maintenance plant for banks, gravel gardens, courtyards, and containers, and the flowers are enjoyed by bees.
Sedum 'Lime Zinger'
Sedum 'Lime Zinger' is a sedum with vibrant green foliage that turns red in full sun and clusters of pink flowers that bloom in late summer and fall. It was hybridized in Hudsonville, Michigan, as part of the SunSparkler Series. The name refers to the unique lime green shade of the foliage.
Hylotelephium subcapitatum
Hylotelephium subcapitatum 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.
Hylotelephium caucasicum
Hylotelephium caucasicum 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.
Evergreen orpine
Evergreen orpine (Hylotelephium anacampseros) is an herbaceous succulent plant that originates from Europe and is now a popular ornamental garden plant. The plant's scientific name anacampseros translates as turn back love, and this reflects the belief, still maintained by the plant's common name Love Restorer, that this plant can bring back lost love. The plant is a good choice for ground cover or for a green wall or roof for buildings.
Care Guide for Sedums
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