Botanical Name: Sedum rubrotinctum
Common Name: Pork and beans sedum
Type of Plant: dicot: groundcover
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a distinctive, low growing succulent plant, with small prostrate to somewhat erect slender stems covered with small oval fleshy leaves
Height 6-8"
Spread 1-2'
Growth Rate slow
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full or partial sun; avoid deep shade
Soil prefers light well-draining sites; avoid heavy wet clay
Hardiness hardy (zones 8, 9, 12-24); best-suited to warm coast
 
Morphology:
Leaves distinctive little fleshy 'jellybean' shaped foliage; opposite to whorled, 1/2-3/4" long; green in summer – becoming bronze red
Flowers reddish yellow, in small terminal clusters; spring months
Fruit a tiny capsule
 
Propagation:
stem cuttings (root easily)
 
Usage:
a distinctive ground cover for small-space areas in rock gardens; good as informal border planting – valued for its unusual foliage shape and color; can be used in hanging baskets
 
Landscape Care:
Watering little needed after established
Fertilizing none after established
Pruning none except to keep in bounds
Pests/Diseases snails and slugs
Special Conditions/Other avoid heavy irrigation during cold weather
 
Origin: Guatemala
Family: Crassulaceae

Notes:
 
PDF
Your pictures go here