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*Sedum ewersi. (Ewer’s stonecrop). A trailing: plant 
with light green leaves and purplish-pink flowers in 
September. 4 to 6 inches. 
*Sedum kamschaticum. (Orange Stonecrop). Prostrate 
green foliage and flat heads of golden flowers. July 
to September. 
*Sedum lydium. (Lydium stonecrop). Plant similar to 
S. Acre but foliage turns to a bright red in fall. 
Flowers tiny white. July and August. 4 to 6 inches. 
*Sedum maxima. (Great Stonecrop). Flowers small 
greenish-white. Late summer. 
*Sedum nevii. Grayish-yellow foliage growing in ro¬ 
settes, white fuzzy flowers. One of the best of all 
sedums. 5 to 6 inches. 
*Sedum sarmentosum. (Stonecrop). A dwarf plant hav¬ 
ing pale green leaves and yellow flowers. Good for 
rock work. 4 to 6 inches. June and July. 
*Sedum sexangulare. Somewhat like S. acre, but with 
heavier, sharper foliage. 4 to 6 inches. May and 
June. 
*Sedum sieboldi. (Siebold’s Stonecrop). Attractive gray 
foliage with red edging. Flowers rose-pink. Aug¬ 
ust to October. 6 to 9 inches. 
*Sedum spectabile. (Showy Stonecrop). Rose and pur¬ 
ple-colored flowers borne in large clusters. Very 
showy. 18 to 24 inches. June and July. 
*Sedum spectabile atropurpurea. Erect-growing with 
rose-colored flowers. 15 to 18 inches. August and 
September. 
*Sedum s. Brilliant. Immense flat heads of rich brilliant 
flowers. 
*Sedum stoloniferum. (Running Stonecrop). A very 
pretty creeping rock plant having deep pink flowers 
and glabrous green leaves. 6 inches. June and July. 
*Sedum s. coccineum. Similar to above, but flowers are 
of a dark pinkish-red. June and July. 6 to 9 inches. 
* Semper vivum arachnoideum. (Cobweb sempervivum). 
A variety of Houseleek having small rosettes of 
leaves, the tips of which are connected by “cobwebs.” 
Pink flowers. 2 to 3 inches. 
* Sempervivum globiferum. Sometimes called Hen-and- 
Chickens, as a small globe is surrounded by smaller 
ones. 2 to 3 inches. 
* Sempervivum tectorum. Broad rosettes, the leaves hav¬ 
ing brownish tips. Will grow in thin soil. 2% in. 
Stokesia cyanea. (Corn Flower—Aster). Very rugged 
flowers. Beautiful azure blue. August. 
*Teucrium. Dwarf evergreen plant with small silvery- 
green leaves. Excellent for edging where boxes will 
not thrive. Rose colored flowers on short stems in 
the fall. 
A fine mist of water is far better than a stream 
for your plants and trees. 
