1638 SEDUM 



sometimes pure white, in dense, terminal and lateral 

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

 p. 316. — Naturalized in America, where it spreads much 

 but blooms little. Vars. hybridum, purpilreiun and 

 rtlbruin 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 roolieries. The 

 young shoots in spring are 

 pretty objects and differ 

 with the different varieties. 

 The larger forms with bright 

 fls are preferable. S. pur- 

 pureum and purpiirascens, 

 Koch, are varieties of S. 

 Telephium. Subspecies 

 Fab4ria, Masters (S. Fa- 

 bdna, 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. spectabile. 



S. telepholdes, Michx. Height 6-12 in. : Ivs. scattered, 

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

 toothed: fls. flesh-colored, in small dense cymes 1-15^ 

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

 1891-92 by H P Kelsey 



9 maximum Suter A stout bushy plant 2 ft or less 

 high with either green or purple stems Iv opposite 

 ovate acute more or less coidit r nnt 1 ntate 

 cymes terminal and lateral on Ion i ' 1 t rmmg a 

 loose panicle petals whiti hi 1 tip 



Aug -Oct Eu Caucasus nortl i 27 



p 316 — Vir variegatum Hoit ..leen 



foliage according to J W Mam a „ 1 1 1 i i (as 

 var icisteolot) shows a form -nith r 3 luiik terns 

 Ivs green yellow ind white margined rosy purple 

 This species has many forms the stems 

 green or purple fls green or reddish h ^^ 



cordate or tapermg at the base spreadin., 

 recurved variegated or not It is the be t t 

 borders but in the autumn is apt to get 1 f x ' 

 straggly and needs support „ 



Var haematddes Mast Stem "-" ft «f^ 



high deep pui pie Ivs 5x3 m ol long \ate , 



obtuse coarsely and irregularlj t tl e 1 pu 

 phsh petils ^\hltl h tin 1' 1 ^eftembe 



3282. Live-forever— Sedum 

 Telephium (X %). 



SEDUM 



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, a in. across, in terminal cymes; sepals ob- 

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

 Gn. 2i: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. 

 spafJiulatiim, a California species, which he calls a 

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

 ters' plant is not over 1 ft. high. 



12. obtus5,tum, Gray. Barren stems prostrate, with 

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

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

 bellate cymes lK-2 in. across ; sepals oblong-acute. 

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

 ably not now in cult. 



13. temitum, 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, % 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. N6vii, 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, ^ in. across, in forked cymes whose branches 



Here 

 cordm 

 passm 



a good I I 



10 spectabile I 



Hort 

 or plants 

 different 





mk 



2283 Showy Sedum— Sedu 

 spectabile. 

 Clusters 4 inches across. 



FabHria Hort not Koch) 

 This IS the most popular of 

 • the greatest variety of pur 

 lK-2 ft high Ivs opposite 

 obtuse entire or obscurely 

 wavy toothed fls 

 K in across, in flat- 

 topped inversely 

 pyramidal, leafy, um- 

 bellate cymes 4 in. 

 across Sept., Oct. 

 Possibly from Japan. 

 Gn 27, p. 315. I. H. 

 8 271 —The fls. vary 

 from rose to purple 

 and perhaps to white. 

 Pitcher & Manda 

 offei ed var. Album. 

 \ ar. purpdreum and 

 Tdseum are trade 



2284 Sedum ternatum (X ' ,) 

 lie abmt 1^^ m long and recurved; anthers brownish 

 puiple July Mts of \ a and Ala. — Hardy in Mass. 

 and desirable for edgings or rockeries, according to Ed- 

 ward C illett 



Id populifdlium 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 <if haw- 

 thorn. Roots fibrous: stems 6-10 in. lii^li. Iir:ii]cln-d: 

 Ivs. alternate, ovate, acute, coarsely an^l ui.mil:ii-ly 

 toothed: fls. nearly K in. across, wliiii-li "i imiki-li. in 

 corymbose cymes; stamens pinkLsh: aTiili. r^ imiple. 

 Aug. Siberia. B.M. 211. Gn. 27, p. 310. H.H. 1S57, p. 

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

 eries and makes a charming pot-plant. 



16. KamtschAtioum, Fisch. & Mey. Height 4-6 in.: 

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

 larly toothed 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. 



