General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 6-8 inches
Plant Spread: 12-23 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Blue-green needle-like leaves
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Alpine Gardening
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Pollinators: Self
Moths and Butterflies
Flies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Sedum
  • Jenny’s Stonecrop
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Petrosedum rupestre subsp. rupestre
  • Synonym: Sedum reflexum
  • Synonym: Sedum rupestre

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Location: Suburban Denver, Colorado
Date: 2015-04-10
A very interesting crested sedum
Location: Sardinia, Italy
Date: 2018-12-21
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-07-14
A crested and variegated sport of 'Angelina'.
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Brussels)
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Brussels)
Location: Austin, Texas
Date: 2022-04-05
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-08-18
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-08-08

 Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
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photo credit: Alfred Osterloh
Location: Twisp
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sedum reflexum crested stonecrop by CDsSister Apr 12, 2015 2:33 PM 0
id? by Aeonium2003 May 12, 2022 4:49 AM 1

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