Latin name: Sedum spathulifolium
Description: These succulent plants bring pleasing variation in form and colour to the less hospitable parts of the garden where the soil is poor and often parched. For this reason, many of the more prostrate species are used for green roofs on buildings. They range from tiny mat forming species to larger ones like the hybrid S. ‘Autumn Joy’ at around 60cm. Which ever size chosen, they all make excellent Mediterranean garden plants.
Hardiness: Mostly hardy
Height: 5cm to 60c
Position: Full sun
Soil: Fairly poor, well drained soils
Water: Very drought tolerant once established
Usage: Any position that gets hot during the summer months, especially rocky areas and on roofs, where as the larger types work well in mixed borders
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Debbie - who has written 872 posts on My Climate Change Garden.
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Fri, Mar 30, 2012
Gardening with Mediterranean Plants