Data specific to Sedums (Edit)
Category: Containers
Succulents
Growth Habit: Upright
Soil Type: Well drained
Loamy / Medium
Sandy / light
Good draining potting mix
Plant uses and characteristics: Accent
Border
Containers
Pest resistant
Average water needs

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 4-6 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Widow's Cross
  • Widowscross
  • Flowering Moss
  • Sedum

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Location: Tennessee
Date: 2003-04-23
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2016-08-02
Location: Tennessee
Date: 2003-04-23
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2007-06-30
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Comments:
  • Posted by valleylynn (Oregon City, OR - Zone 8b) on Oct 26, 2011 10:07 AM concerning plant:
    This sedum is native to the United States and can be found in it's native habitat in the AL, AR, GA, IL, KS, KY, MO, MS, OH, OK, TN, TX.
    Areas of flat rocks, especially openings in cedar glades, ledges of cliffs, and bluffs, in shallow soil or in living mats of moss on rocks, often on limestone, sandstone, and chert.

    It can behave as a perennial, but is mostly considered to be an annual. It reseeds readily and blooms the same year from seed.

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