SEDUM 



SEDUM 



3131 



fls. numerous, yellow, \4in. across, in a loose panicled 

 cyme, 1-3 in. diam. ; sepals lanceolate; petals lanceolate. 

 Siberia. An old garden plant, suitable for rockeries or 

 borders. Some of the material grown as S. WaUichi- 

 anum probably is this species. 



44. sempervivoides, Fisch. (S. Sempernrum, Ledeb.). 

 Biennial, pubescent, 2-8 in. high: basal Ivs. in a rosette 

 of 40-50, obovate, cuneate, pubescent and ciliate, about 

 1 x ? 4 in., cauline clasping, greenish red, oblong, acute: 



3587. 



Sedum Sieboldii. 



fls. scarlet, in a many-fld., panicled cyme, which is 2-4 

 in. diam.; sepals deltoid, acute, pilose; petals lanceolate, 

 1 4 in. long. Asia Minor and Caucasus. Gt. 16:551; 

 33:1155. Gn. 19:354. R. H. 1846:5. Apparently rare 

 in cult., but said to be very showy; the fl.-color is 

 almost unique in the genus. 



45. oppositifdlium, Sims. Perennial, trailing, puberu- 

 lent: fl.-sts. erect, 6 in. high: Ivs. opposite, decussate, 

 1 ] o x %r\ in., obovate-spatulate, dentate-lqbulate or 

 crenate, slightly puberulent: fls. white, Ji~%in. across, 

 in a terminal mchotomous cyme; sepals lanceolate; 

 petals oblong-lanceolate; anthers orange according to 

 Masters. Caucasus and Persia. B.M. 1807 (anthers 

 shown as yellow). Closely allied to S. stoloniferum, but 

 the Ivs. are brighter green and more regularly decussate. 



46. populifdlium, Pall. Subshrub, with fibrous roots, 

 glabrous: sts. 6-10 in. high, greenish or purplish, slen- 

 der, branched: Ivs. alternate, distant, IJoxl in., 

 petioled, ovate, acute, base cordate, coarsely and irregu- 

 larly toothed; petiole ?4-lM in- long: fls. numerous, 

 nearly J2 m - across, whitish or pinkish, in terminal, 

 much-branched, corymbose cymes; sepals lanceolate; 

 petals lanceolate, 1 -nerved: anthers purple. Siberia. 

 B.M. 211. Gn. 27, p. 316. R.H. 1857, p. 150. Readily 

 distinguished by the long-pet ioled, poplar-like Ivs. A 

 good border or rockwork plant, also useful as a pot- 

 plant. 



47. Sieboldii, Sweet. Fig. 3587. Subshrubby, 6-8 

 in. high, glaucous: branches terete, slender, purplish, 

 erect, afterward decurved: Ivs. in whorls of 3, sessile or 

 nearly so, suborbicular, sinuate, about %-l in. diam., 

 bluish green, margins pinkish, base cuneate: fls. pink, 

 }oin. across, numerous, in much-branched umbellate 

 cymes; sepals ovate-acute; petals lanceolate; anthers 

 pinkish. Japan. B.M. 5358. G. 34:831. Very useful 

 for rockeries and borders. Var. variegatum, Hort. (S. 

 variegatum, Hort., not Wats. S. Sieboldii splendens 

 variegatum, Hort.), has white variegated Ivs. I.H. 

 10:373 (Ivs. green-margined, center yellow). 



48. maximum, Suter (S. macrophyttum, Hort. Yum.). 

 Perennial, stout and bushy: sts. 1-2 ft. high, erect, 

 green or purple: Ivs. opposite, sessile, spreading, st.- 

 clasping, 2 Yi in. long, ovate-acute, more or less cordate, 

 crenate or dentate: fls. whitish, in terminal and lateral 

 cymes, on long peduncles, forming a loose panicle; 

 cymes rather globose and many-fld.; sepals deltoid- 

 lanceolate: petals lanceolate, with the tips spotted with 

 red; anthers reddish, projecting. Eu., Caucasus, and 

 X. W. Asia. Gn. 27, p. 316. A very variable species 

 and occurs in many forms. A fine border plant, but is 

 apt to become straggly in the fall and to need support. 

 Var. haematodes, Mast. (S. atropurpureum, Hort., not 

 Turcz. S. maximum var. atropurpureum, Hort. <S. mac- 



rophyllum var. atropurpureum, Hort.), has sts. erect, 

 glabrous, lJi-2^ ft. high; Ivs. opposite, oblong-ovate, 

 bronzy or dark purple; petals whitish, red-tipped. 

 G.C. II. 10:337. Var. purpureum, Hort. (S. macro- 

 phyttum var. purpureum, Hort.), is a purple-lvd. form 

 questionably different from the preceding variety. Var. 

 variegatum, Hort., has been offered in the trade as a 

 form with green-and-gold foliage. Var. versicolor, Van 

 Houtte (S. Rodigdsii, Hort.), is a form with pink sts. and 

 Ivs. heavily variegated with white, their mar- 

 gins pink. F.S. 16:1669. 



49. spectfibile, Bor. (S. Fabdria, Hort., not 

 Koch). SHOWY SEDUM. Fig. 3588. Perennial, 

 robust and glaucous: sts. 18-24 in.: Ivs. oppo- 

 site, decussate or in whorls of 3, 3x2 in., flat, 

 scarcely petioled, ovate or spatulate, entire or 

 obscurely sinuate-dentate: fls. numerous, %vn. 

 across, pink, in large flat-topped, inversely 

 pyramidal, leafy and umbellate cymes; sepals whitish, 

 linear-lanceolate; petals slightly concave; anthers 

 orange. Japan(?). Gn. 27, p. 315. I.H. 8:271. Gt. 

 21:709. The fls. are said to vary from rose to purple 

 and perhaps to white. This is the showiest of the 

 sedums and is an excellent border and garden plant. 

 It is said to thrive best in stiff clay and not to do so 

 well in lighter soils. Var. album, Hort., a white-fld. 

 form is offered in the trade. Var. atropurpureum, Hort., 

 is a form with rosy crimson fls. Var. purpureum, Hort., 

 is offered in the trade. Var. roseum, Hort., is offered in 

 the trade. Var. rubrum, Hort., is a form with crimson 

 fls. There is also a form with variegated Ivs. 



50. albordseum, Baker (S. erythrostictum, Mast., not 

 Miq. S. japonicum, Hort., not Siebold. S. macrophyl- 

 lum, Hort., not Hort. Vilm.). Perennial, glaucous: sts. 

 several, ascending, about 1J^ ft. high, glabrous: Ivs. up 

 to 23^x 1J in., alternate in 4 ranks, slightly convex 

 below, oblong-spatulate, upper margin incised-crenate: 

 fls. greenish white, in a dense corymbose cyme, 3-4 in. 

 diam.; sepals deltoid; petals lanceolate; anthers pink- 

 ish: carpels rosy pink. Japan. Gt. 21:709. A fine 

 plant for the border or rockery. Var. variegatum, Hubb. 

 (S. erythrostictum var. variegatum, Mast. S. japonicum 

 var. variegatum, Hort. ex W. Mill.), has the Ivs. irregu- 

 larly blotched yellow in the center. Gt. 21 : 709. 



51. telephioides, Michx. Perennial, glabrous: sts. 

 6-10 in. high: Ivs. scattered, 2x1 in., oblong or obovate, 

 nearly entire or sparingly toothed, base cuneate: fls. 

 numerous, flesh-colored, in small, dense, compound 

 cvmes, 1-1 H in. diam.; sepals lanceolate; petals 

 lanceolate, falcate, hooded at the tip. S. Pa. to W. N. Y., 

 to S. Ind., N. C., and Ga. Not common in cult. 



52. Telephium, Linn. ORPINE. LIVE-FOREVER. Fig. 

 3589. Perennial: sts. erect, 12-18 in. high: Ivs. scat- 

 tered, rarely oppo- 

 site, 2-3 x 1-1 M in-, 



oblong - ovate, den- 

 tate; lower wedge- 

 shaped at base; 

 upper somewhat 

 rounded : fls. nu- 

 merous, pink, red- 

 spotted or some- 

 times pure white, in 

 dense terminal and 

 lateral, pedunculate 

 cymes; sepals lanceolate; petals lanceolate, 2-2 % lines, 

 long, somewhat recurved. Cent. Eu. to Siberia and 

 naturalized in N. Amer.(?). (The American material 

 may be another species which it is almost impossible 

 to distinguish horticulturally, namely S. purpureum, 

 Tausch., and which is referred to S. Telephium by 

 many authors.) Var. B6rderi, Mast. (Anacdmpseros 

 Borderi, Jord. & Fourr. S. Borderi, Hort. S. Anacdmp- 

 seros var. Borderi, Hort.), has reddish sts.: Ivs. dis- 

 tinctly petioled, oblong, tapering at base: fls. pink, in 



3588. Showy sedum. Sedum specta- 

 bile. Clusters 4 inches across. 



