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SEDUM 



SEDUM 





2282. Live-forever— Sedum 

 Telephium (X K). 



sometimes pure white, in dense, terminal and lateral 

 subfflobose cymes. July, Aug. Eu., N.Asia. Gn. 27, 

 p. 31G. — Naturalized in America, where it spreads much 

 but blooms little. Vars. hybridum, purpvireum and 

 riibrum are live American trade names representing 

 forms with dark purple foli- 

 age, the last-named variety 

 being said to retain its pur- 

 ple color all summer. All 

 the forms are suitable for 

 the front rows of borders 

 and for rockeries. The 

 young shoots in spring are 

 pretty objects and differ 

 with the different varieties. 

 The larger forms with bright 

 fls. are preferable. S. pur- 

 ptireiim and purpurascens, 

 Koch, are varieties of S. 

 Telephium. Subspecies 

 Fab^ria, Masters {S. Fa- 

 bclria, Koch, not Hort.). 

 This is regarded by Masters 

 as a subspecies of S. Tele- 

 phium, with Ivs. narrower 

 than in the type, the cymes 

 always terminal and shorter 

 peduncled: fls. smaller and 

 earlier; petals less recurved. 

 It is doubtful whether this 

 is really in the trade. See 

 S. specfahile. 



8. telephoides, Michx. Height 6-12 in. : Ivs. scattered, 

 2x1 in., oblong -obovate, nearly entire or sparingly 

 toothed: fls. flesh-colored, in small dense cymes 1-1^ 

 in. across. June. Alleghanies from Md. south. — Offered 

 1891-92 by H. P. Kelsey. 



9. mdximum, Suter. A stout, bushy plant 2 ft. or less 

 high, with either green or purple stems: Ivs. opposite, 

 ovate -acute, more or less cordate, crenate - dentate : 

 cymes terminal and lateral on long peduncles, forming a 

 loose panicle: petals whitish, spotted red towards tip. 

 Aug.-Oct. Eu., Caucasus, northwestern Asia. Gn. 27, 

 p. 316. — Var. variegatum, Hort., has gold and green 

 foliage, according to J. W. Manning. F.S. 16:1669 

 var. versicolor) shows a form with rosy purple stems 

 Ivs. green, yellow and white, margined rosy purple 

 This species has many forms, the stems 

 green or purple, fls. green or reddish, Ivs. 

 cordate or tapering at the base, spreading or 

 recurved, variegated or not. It is the best for 

 borders, but in the autumn is apt to get too 

 straggly and needs support. 



Var. haematddes, Mast. Stems 2-2J^ ft. 

 high, deep purple: Ivs. 5 x 3 in., oblong-ovate, 

 obtuse, coarsely and irregularly toothed, pur- 

 plish: petals whitish, tipped red. September. 

 Here belongs S. atropurpureum, Hort., ac- 

 cording to Masters, but the plant or plants 

 passing as such in America are very different. 

 S. atropurpureum, Turcz., which appears as 

 a good species in Index Kewensis, is probably 

 a synonym of S. roseum. 



10. spect^bile, Bor. {S. Fabdria, Hort., not Koch). 

 Showy Sedum. Fig. 2283. This is the most popular of 

 all Sedums and is used for the greatest variety of pur- 

 poses. Robust, glaucous, l>$-2 ft. high: Ivs. opposite 

 or in 3'k, 3x2 in., ovate, obtuse, entire or obscurely 



wavy - toothed : fls. 

 /i in. across, in flat- 

 topped, inversely 

 pyramidal, leafy, um- 

 ., ..?' ^..ni^^v^^^^ bellate cymes 4 in. 



-''^X^^^'k^J^-i^i^^.^-^' across. Sept., Oct. 

 <«^V:ij'^''^^3p%,r3^>{>t2&t^ Possibly from Japan. 

 ^^r^S^"^^^^^^'- Gn. 27, p. 315. I. H. 

 _' -J~^^:^k^ ^^ZM-^-^Z. 4v;^-. . 8:271.- The fls. vary 

 ' «>'-"''• from rose to purple 



Aj->'> < J fi'Hl perhaps to white. 



„„„„ „, Pitcher & Manda 



2283. Showy Sedum-Sedum offered var. dlbum. 



spectabile. Var. purpiireiim and 



Clusters 4 inches across. rdseum are trade 



names. Also a form with variegated foliage has been 

 advertised. This species remains in bloom a long while 

 and is very attractive to butterflies. Masters declares 

 that it thrives in stiff clay, and does not do so well in 

 lighter soils. 



Section II. Evergreen Perennials (Species 11-35). 



11. spathulifdlium, Hook. Barren stems creeping, 

 with terminal rosettes of obovate Ivs. : flowering 

 branches erect, and bearing scattered club-shaped Ivs.: 

 fls. yellow, % in. across, in terminal cymes ; sepals ob- 

 long-obtuse. May, June. N. W. Amer. G.C. II. 10:377. 

 Gn. 24:415.-Offered in 1881 by Gillett, but is prob- 

 ably not cult, in eastern states, and probably requires 

 pot culture indoors. Here may belong Franceschi's S. 

 spathulatum , a California species, which he calls a 

 "giant among Sedums, growing several ft. high." Mas- 

 ters' plant is not over 1 ft. high. 



12. obtusiitum, Gray. Barren stems prostrate, with 

 rosettes of spatulate Ivs.: fl. -stems erect, ultimately 

 leafless and then scarred: fls. yellow, in terminal, um- 

 bellate cymes 13^-2 in. across ; sepals oblong-acute. 

 June, Jvxly. Calif. — Once offered in America, but prob- 

 ably not now in cult. 



13. tem^tum, Michx. Fig. 2284. Barren stems pros- 

 trate, with terminal rosettes of spatulate Ivs. : Ivs. of 

 the flowering branches scattered, oblong, acute, all the 

 Ivs. in whorls of 3: fls. white, K in. across, in terminal, 

 leafy, 1-sided, 3-5-parted cymes ; floral parts in 4's. 

 July, Aug. Pa. to 111. and south. B.M. 1977. B.R.2:142. 



14. N^vii, Gray. Barren stems prostrate, with termi- 

 nal rosettes of obovate-spatulate Ivs., tapering into a 

 short stalk auricled at the base, sprinkled with pink 

 dots : fl. -stems erect, with appressed, scattered Ivs. 

 similar to, but smaller than those of the barren stems: 

 fls. white, 3^ in. across, in forked cymes whose branches 



2284. Sedum ternatum (X ,';;)• 



are about 1)^ in. long and recurved; anthers brownish 

 purple. July. Mts. of Va. and Ala. — Hardy in Mass. 

 and desirable for edgings or rockeries, according to Ed- 

 ward Gillett. 



15. populiidlium, Pall. A very distinct species by rea- 

 son of its shrubby base, stalked, poplar-shaped Ivs. and 

 corymbs of whitish fls. which have the scent of haw- 

 thorn. Roots fibrous: stems 6-10 in. high, branched: 

 Ivs. alternate, ovate, acute, coarsely and irregularly 

 toothed: fls. nearly K in. across, wliitish or ])inkish, in 

 corymbose cymes; stamens pinkish; antliers purple. 

 Aug. Siberia. B.M. 211. Gn. 27, p. 316. R.H. 1857, p. 

 150.— Rare in cult., but desirable for borders and rock- 

 eries and makes a charming pot-plant. 



16. Kamtsch6,ticum, Fiseh. & Jley. Height 4-6 in. : 

 Ivs. alternate or opjiosite, obovate, coarsely, but regu- 

 larly tootlied above the middle: fls. yellow, % in. across, 

 in umbellate cymes 1-3 in. across ; petals lanceolate. 

 Late summer. E. Asia. Gn. 25, p. 531; 27, p. 317. 



