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: |
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