| Description | Sedum John Creech (Phedimus spurium) has been reported to be one of the best Sedum spurium cultivars. |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | average to dry |
| Soil & Site | average well drained |
| Flowers | pink, 5 petals, 5 sepals, produced beginning to mid July for 2-3 weeks, 2-4 inch densely packed cymes |
| Leaves | simple, succulent, scalloped and emerald green. |
| Stems | semi-evergreen, prostrate with ascending tips, will cascade over rocks and walls |
| Roots | roots at nodes along the stem |
| Dimensions | 4 inches tall spread over a foot space 12 inches on center |
| Maintenance | cut off dead flowers and their scapes |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Native Site | Native to the Altai Mountains. |
| Cultivar Origin | Named for plant explorer John Creech, a retired horticulturist from the U.S. National Arboretum. He discovered this plant on a plant-collecting trip to Siberia and obtained the original plant from the Central Siberian Botanic Garden in 1971. Named by Andre Viette, of Vinette Nursery who received plants to test for garden hardiness. |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Sedum Dr John Creech, Phedimus |
| Notes & Reference | #209-The Plant Lovers Guide to Sedums (Brent Horvath), Connie Krochmal Bella (Online's Cacti and Succulents Editor) |
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