| Description | Russian Stonecrop (Phedimus kamtschaticum) is a low growing, indestructible plant with yellow flowers. |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | prefers full, will tolerate some shade |
| Moisture | average to dry |
| Soil & Site | average to dry, tolerates poor |
| Flowers | Terminal flat inflorescence of 6-10 flowers, yellow to orange yellow, 3/4" wide with 5 petals, 5 sepals, 10 stamens and 5 pistils. Starts blooming end of May early June and lasts for a couple of weeks. |
| Fruit | red ornamental seed pods |
| Leaves | Dark green, 1/2-2" scalloped leaves, forms a cushion like mound (clump) up to 6". Fall color is bronze to gold. |
| Stems | non branching stems, weakly ascending (sprawling), trailing stems tend not to root where they touch |
| Dimensions | Up to 6" tall and a spread of 12". Has a tendency to open up in the center. Space 6"-12" on center. |
| Maintenance | Cutting back to rejuvenate growth. |
| Propagation | easy from cuttings, tiny seeds |
| Native Site | Native to eastern Asia and Kamchatka. |
| Misc Facts | The common name stonecrop refers to the ability of many species to grow near stony ledges. (SYN. S. kurilense), AKA: Sedum kamtschaticum, |
| Author's Notes | I had a bed of this Sedum by a parking area at my nursery. One day one of my workers cut the corner sharp and ran over part of the bed. The only thing that happened to the plants is they were one tenth the size with a tire impression running through the planting. It took a couple months for the impression to disappear from the garden. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #36-Encyclopedia of Perennials (Christopher Woods), #68-Groundcovers for the Midwest (Voight, Hamilton,Giles), #96-Sedum Cultivated Stone Crop (Ray Stephenson) |
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