SEDUM 



(From the Latin sedeo, to sit, because the plant grows flat among rocki) 



Crassulacea 



123. Sedum spectabile (S. Fabdria) 

 English Names: Showy sedum, Stone crop. 



POSSIBLY FROM JAPAN MID-AUGUST TO EARLY SEPTEMBER 



SMALL flowers of rose-pink varying to purplish and whitish, in showy, 

 broad, sHghtly convex heads sometimes four inches across, borne on 

 stout, erect, leafy stems one to two feet high. Leaves broadly rounded, 

 wavy along the edges, 

 thick, smooth, grayish, 

 and evergreen. Excellent 

 for the front of the herba- 

 ceous border, for the rock 

 garden, and for massing 

 in barren spots. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of easiest cul- 

 ture in any soil, even in 

 sand, stiff clay, or among 

 rocks, provided that it 

 has good drainage in win- 

 ter. Requires a sunny 

 situation. 



Propagate by seed, 

 offsets, or by division. 



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