Data specific to Sedums (Edit)
Origin: USA (ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WY) [Watson, 1871]
Hardiness: Hardy - Can Handle Freezing Temps
Evergreen: Yes
Growth Habit: Ground cover
Soil Type: Dry
Well drained
Loamy / Medium
Sandy / light
Good draining potting mix
Plant uses and characteristics: Accent
Containers
Pest resistant
Does not like wet feet
Others: Does not like too much heat as it is an alpine plant.
Availability: Difficult to find

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Alpine Gardening
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Tolerates dry shade
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Division
Other: Rosettes root easily. Stems are very fragile and break apart easily.
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
  • Orpine Stonecrop
  • Sedum

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-04-16
The only place in my yard that this thing seems to enjoy is growi
Location: Butler Fork, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Date: 2017-06-27
Location: Cecret Lake, Albion Basin, Alta, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-08-12
Location: Albion Basin, Alta, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-08-12
Location: Albion Basin, Alta, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-08-12
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-24
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-01-20
Location: Albion Basin, Alta, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-08-12
Location: Butler Fork, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Location: Butler Fork, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Date: 2017-06-27
Location: American Fork Canyon, Utah County, Utah, United States
Date: 2023-08-11
Location: Albion Basin, Alta, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-08-12
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-20
Comments:
  • Posted by BlueOddish (South Jordan, Utah, USA - Zone 7a) on Mar 10, 2019 8:38 PM concerning plant:
    Not the easiest Stonecrop to keep alive. It hates hot weather and when I saw it in the wild for the first time it was in a place where there wasn't ever any direct sun and where there was water occasionally coming down the face of the rock wall it was growing on.
  • Posted by sedumzz (Fairfax VA - Zone 7a) on Dec 9, 2021 6:21 AM concerning plant:
    The epithet "debile" means "delicate" or "feeble". I suppose this refers to how this sedum grows naturally on cliffs and probably brakes pieces off.

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