| Description | Phedimus spurium) is a succulent ground cover that tolerates hot dry areas. Seems to be a "Catch All" term for the creeping ground cover Sedums that have been selected for different foliage and flower colors. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-9 |
| Sunlight | Prefers full sun but will tolerate some shade. I have seen this growing in shady spots but it gets leggy and flower production is less. |
| Moisture | average to dry |
| Soil & Site | average to well drained |
| Temperature | very hardy |
| Flowers | pink, white or red, 5 petals, 5 sepals, beginning to mid July for 2-3 weeks, found on 2-4 inch densely packed cymes |
| Leaves | simple, succulent, green and may have a red margin, many cultivars have variegated or reddish foliage |
| Stems | semi-evergreen, prostrate with ascending tips and will cascade over rocks and walls |
| Dimensions | 4" tall and will spread forever if given the chance |
| Maintenance | As a ground cover plant it is hard to weed around. The stems intertwine, they are easily broken and clumps of the plant are pulled out as the weeds are pulled.(take the clump and jam it back into the soil, it quickly regrows) |
| Propagation | very easy from cuttings or division |
| Misc Facts | The genus name is derived from the Latin word "sedo" which means to sit. The common name Stone Crop refers to the plants ability to grow on stony ledges. |
| Author's Notes | There are many different cultivars and all seem to have the same problem. They will reseed and revert back to the straight species. When I had stock beds at my nursery the workers had to rouge out the self seeded plants that were not typical of the species. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #55-The Garden Book for Wisconsin (Melinda Myers), #68-Groundcovers for the Midwest (Voight, Hamilton, Giles), #209-The Plant Lovers Guide to Sedums (Brent Horvath) |
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