Sedum suaveolensKimnach
Sweet Smelling Sedum
Graptopetalum suaveolens
Photo by Wayne Fagerlund
family unit : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SempervivoideaeTribe : SedeaeGenus : Sedum
The specific name " suaveolens(swah - vee - OH - lens ) " means " unfermented - smell out , fragrant " and mention to flowers that have a sweet , pleasant odour .
Sedum suaveolensis aboriginal toMexico(Durango ) . It grows in shaded drop faces at elevations of about 3,770 ft ( 1,150 m ) .
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Sedum suaveolensis a cute clump - formingsucculentwith little - halt rosettes of deep , fleshy , blue - green leave of absence heavily covered with a fine waxy peak and often color pink . The prow can raise up to 1.2 inches ( 3 centimeter ) long and 0.6 column inch ( 1.5 cm ) in diam . The rosettes can attain up to 8 column inch ( 20 cm ) in diameter and get branch on short stolons , forming a clump up to 20 inches ( 50 cm ) in diameter . The leaves are oval with a narrow end at the groundwork , ending in a sharp-worded point , assess up to 2.4 in ( 6 cm ) foresighted and 1.6 inch ( 4 centimeter ) wide . They are flatten at the upper control surface , stagger below , and more or less curve towards the tip .
Like the offset , short inflorescences , barely reaching beyond the edge of the leaves , in summer appear from within the russet scab , hold urn - determine , 5 - merous , unfermented - scented flowers . The petal are white with greenish - yellow midstripe near the tip .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C)to 50 ° F ( +10 ° ampere-second ) .
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When growingSedums , keep in idea that these plants necessitate very little attention or care . They will thrive in condition many other plants thrive in but do just as well in less hospitable area . They are ideal for that part of your 1000 that gets too much sun or too piffling H2O to develop anything else . A common name forSedumis Stonecrop because many gardeners joke that only Oliver Stone need less charge and go longer .
Sedumis easy planted . For shorter multifariousness , laying the plant life on the ground where you want it to grow is usually enough to start it there . They will institutionalize out roots from wherever the stem touches the ground and steady down itself . If you desire to ensure the plant starts there , add a very sparse soil cover .
you may break off one of the stems for taller motley and push it into the ground where you desire to uprise it . The stem will root very easily , and a novel plant will be set up in a season or two .
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