Hardiness Zones. + 32 (14) (31)   (18) Leaf blade bases not spurred; petals narrowly lanceolate; Greenland. [2] The plant flowers for about a month in late spring to early summer.   Sedum cepaealives on 4. A graceful and charming plant, Sedum sieboldii offers blue-green leaves that are often tinted purple. Flowering shoots with axillary offsets; w United States Pedicels 3-8 mm. 5(app. Related: 15 No-Effort Plants for a Foolproof Landscape Sedum ternatum is the most widespread native Sedum species in eastern North America.   When I think about making America green again, I dream of filling in all those stark areas of unnaturally dyed mulch. Grows 3-6" high and spreads by creeping stems which root at the nodes.     as defined by the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; (hardiness zones are not recorded for all Grow Native!   49 (46) It has white flowers, blooming April to May. Such data are still lacking for many other groups, and these are retained in Sedum pending further study. 10 Sedum rupicola FNA Vol.   Leaf blade margins not white; 300-3700 m Leaf blades usually obovate or elliptic, rarely lanceolate. Sedum ternatum, commonly called three-leaved stonecrop (also commonly called whorled stonecrop), is a small, spreading, Missouri native perennial which typically occurs in damp locations along stream banks, bluff bases and stony ledges (as in stonecrop). Annual herbs       Filaments yellow; carpels divergent in fruit. Leaf blades narrowly rhombic-elliptic to widely lanceolate; flowering shoots creeping or ascending.   The creeping selections of Stonecrop are excellent groundcover plants, particularly for hot, dry sites with poor soil.   Leaves easily detached; petals deep yellow. The plant is native in North America from Newfoundland to Mississippi. Offsets not formed from axils of leaves and bracts   Sedum was first formally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, with 15 species.     Of the genera encompassed by the Crassulaceae family, Sedum is the most species rich, the most morphologically diverse and most complex taxonomically. Back numbers of Newslettters on DVD Brittonia 33: 498-507.     7 Sedum cockerellii (8) Habit. Leaves usually opposite and decussate (rarely alternate) 8 Page 148, 150, 162, 168, 172, 197, Flowering shoots forming axillary offsets, Flowering shoots not forming axillary offsets, Filaments white; carpels stellately spreading in fruit. (29) Recommended for zones 3-8.   The varieties featured below are native to North America, or are improved selections of North American native plants. + [1] It has white flowers, blooming April to May. + Dry, Moderate.   Performs best in full sun or partial shade, in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils. In the wild, this lovely sedum grows in close proximity to calcareous rocks. Sedum ternatum can be distinguished from other sedums, native and cultivated, which are commonly found in the United States by the white flowers with four (not five) petals, and by the leaves in whorls of three, whence the species name. Carpels divergent or stellately spreading in fruit. Leaves alternate   Petals basally erect, divergent distally; filaments white, greenish, greenish white, pink, or yellowish   39 (38) (26) The plant list discussions below pertain to extensive green roofs.. Fröderström, H. A. Inflorescences corymbs, corymbiform cymes, or cymes, sometimes subscorpioid. Another native has a wide range of distribution.   Plants not forming rosettes or offsets   + Many of them have succulent leaves. 38 Sedum albomarginatum + This native North American species forms a low carpet of fleshy, rounded green leaves, spreading to form a thick patch. W3TROPICOS It is native to western North America from Alaska to northern California. Inflorescences panicles or paniculate cymes Sedum ternatum is the most widespread native Sedum species in eastern North America. (14) 31 Sedum mexicanum 46 (42) ), 6(app. 20 Sedum villosum (in part) +     + North American Native Sedum (say-dum) Classical name for several succulent plants from the Latin sedo, to sit, referring to the manner in which it will grow on rocks and walls. 30 Sedum acre   4 Sedum pulchellum (in part)     34 Sedum obtusatum (in part) 4 Sedum pulchellum (in part)   Petals 1.4-5 mm       2n = 4-ca. It adapts well to garden use.   Petals yellow, yellowish green, golden yellow, pale orange, or pale orange suffused with pink 5 (3) Province, P. R. ChinaAnnotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of NepalChinese Plant NamesDinghushan Plant Checklist1Flora of ChinaFlora of MissouriFlora of PakistanFlora of Taiwan ChecklistOrnamental Plants From Russia And Adjacent States Of The Former Soviet UnionSouth China Botanical Garden HerbariumSouth China Botanical Garden Herbarium Type Specimens   Carpels divergent in fruit. The most mundane of all lawn care jobs, ... Our products include lawn turf, topsoil, wild flower matting and sedum matting differentiated into a portfolio of brands that meet our customers complex and varied needs.     Petals not carinate, pink, pinkish white, or white to yellowish white; leaf blades 10-50 × 6-33 mm, base not spurred. This low-growing evergreen succulent can be found growing in the sub-alpine meadows and on rocky sites. Sedum ternatum is the most widespread native Sedum species in eastern North America, commonly known as woodland stonecrop. CHECK AVAILABILITY.   Offsets often produced from axils of leaves and bracts. Stems erect, ascending, procumbent, or creeping, usually much-branched, sometimes succulent, usually hardly secondarily thickened, base sometimes slightly woody. Leaves not easily detached; petals canary yellow to golden yellow. We promote the cultivation, conservation, and knowledge of rock garden plants, their value, habits and geographical distribution.     (52) 5 Sedum pusillum 20 Sedum villosum (in part) Native Environment: Cliff. Flowers mostly 4-merous, sometimes 5-6(-7)-merous Sepals linear to narrowly oblong.     Even North America boasts several native Sedum species; Sedum lanceolatum, S. integrifolium, which is also called S. roseum, and S. stenopetalum.   Leaf blades linear-lanceolate to linear; flowering shoots ascending or pendulous. 15 Sedum divergens 20 (19) The varieties featured below are native to North America, or are improved selections of North American native plants.     34 Sedum obtusatum (in part)       +   14 Sedum borschii 18 (17)       (47) Leaves 4(-5) per whorl, blade linear-elliptic or linear-lanceolate; flowering shoots erect. It is naturalized in North America across the northern United States and southern Canada from Quebec to North Carolina in the east and from British Columbia to Oregon in the west. 20 Sedum villosum (in part) Leaf blades of flowering shoots obovate to obovate-spatulate or elliptic, narrowly elliptic, oblong or linear, base short-spurred 42 (37)   wide (15-22 cm). 22 (21)           Flowers pungent, musky scented (unique in the flora area); petals sharply curved outward 2/3 from erect base, distal 1/3 divergent   Naturalizes easily, moves around the garden. Leaves whorled or opposite and decussate (rarely alternate) (35) This species is native to western North America (Washington, Oregon, northern California, Idaho and western Montana in the United States, and Alberta and British Columbia in Canada). Sample newsletter articles: 1. Many genera of Crassulaceae currently recognized are derived from Sedum, the largest genus in the family.     (28) 15 (14) Leaf blades narrowly rhombic-elliptic to widely lanceolate; flowering shoots creeping or ascending.   Petals widely spreading from short, erect base; filaments yellow. This was originally a Eurasian species. Sedum hispanicum Linnaeus 1755 (Spanish Stonecrop) is a tiny, almost mossy mat-forming plant with glaucous blue leaves. Some, like … + Petals pink-red or purple to white; sepals distinct, glabrous or glandular-hairy. Inflorescences terminal or axillary cymes (sometimes compound, cincinnate, less often simple).   Sedum ternatum, commonly called three-leaved stonecrop (also commonly called whorled stonecrop), is a small, spreading, Missouri native perennial which typically occurs in damp locations along stream banks, bluff bases and stony ledges (as in stonecrop).   Leaves alternate The versatile plants are also in a bit of a tug-of-war surrounding their genus name. Some species have become naturalised in North America. (15)   6 (5) + + 4. Petals canary yellow; sepals slightly connate basally, glabrous.   Its common name of "stonecrop" evokes its ability to thrive atop boulders, where its succulent leaves help it to retain moisture in shallow soil.   Will spread by creeping stems which root at the nodes. 8 Sedum wrightii Petals usually distinct, sometimes connate basally; carpels widely spreading in fruit; leaf blades green or reddish green, not glaucous, suborbiculate to spatulate-obovate or oblong. + Plants mat-forming 54 (53) 2 Sedum nevii Flowers mostly 5(-8)-merous Flowering shoots not forming axillary offsets 50 (49) (5)   They are significant as they provide very important natural habitats and food sources to many of our native pollinating insects, bees and butterflies. Size: to 4 inches tall.   + A Checklist for the South China Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, Guangdong Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil.     40 Sedum oreganum, Treatments in Other Floras @ www.efloras.org The Sedum genus name comes from the Latin ‘sedo,’ meaning “to sit.” They are found in Europe, Asia, North Africa, Mexico and a few are even native to North America.     37 (32) Petals basally erect, divergent distally; filaments white, greenish, greenish white, pink, or yellowish.   Inflorescences (4-)10-27-flowered cymes; pedicels 1-3.5 mm; leaf blades 9.5-15 mm Perfect for rock gardens or as a groundcover. This shade-tolerant species is often found in the forest understory, although it can also grow in sunnier locations when sufficient moisture is present.     Chris selects for colorful groundcover types from a pool of over 4,000 seedlings. + Native plants generally grow well and require little care when grown in proper conditions. Perennial herbs or subshrubs 33 Sedum lineare     After several years of hybridizing and evaluating in his West Michigan field trials, Chris has selected only the best, most unique cultivars for introduction in his SUNSPARKLER® series. (36) Given adequate growing medium depth and irrigation, just about any plants, even trees, can be grown on green roofs.   Native perennials are well adapted to local conditions and will often thrive with less care than a non-native plant. Filaments yellow; carpels divergent in fruit. Leaves not easily detached; petals canary yellow to golden yellow.   It should be sited in average to poor soil that is well-drained. (55)   +     Leaf blades of flowering stems linear, base sagittately spurred. 7 (2) (19) (38) Sedum spathufolium and S. divergens are also native to high alpine and rocky outcroppings. 24 Sedum ochroleucum (in part) 13 Sedum leibergii Carpels stellately spreading in fruit. + Crassulaceae, is a large family that is native to Asia, Africa, Europe and North America.   (33) Leaf blades narrowly obovate, strongly pruinose, not glaucous; sepals 4-7 mm. Native American Hylotelephium in habitat 7.   Sedum havardii is native to oak and pinyon pine woodlands of Texas and Mexico, growing on igneous soils at elevations of 4500 - 7500 ft. Stems glabrous   Petals 3-4 mm; leaves usually in 6 rows.   Flowering shoots glabrous 47 (46) 37 Sedum oregonense (in part) This stonecrop sedum is a native plant species to North America and a fast grower. Flowering shoots (6-)10-28 cm. Leaves 4(-5) per whorl, blade linear-elliptic or linear-lanceolate; flowering shoots erect. 22 Sedum album Leaf blades obovate, spatulate, or oblanceolate, not strongly pruinose, sometimes glaucous; sepals 1.8-6 mm   Other Resources Perennial herbs; leaf blades obovate, oblanceolate, oblanceolate-oblong, or spatulate, (4-)12-28(-67) × 4-11(-18) mm; petals erect proximally, spreading or divergent distally Leaves 3(-4) per whorl, blade narrowly rhombic-elliptic to widely lanceolate or linear-lanceolate to linear; flowering shoots ascending, pendulous, or creeping Description . Petals widely spreading from short, erect base; filaments yellow. Flowering shoots with axillary offsets; leaf blade bases scarious. Clausen, R. T. 1975. Good choice when potted in bowls, a hanging succulent basket or as a mix with other succulents in containers. 23 (22)   Petals creamy white, yellowish white, or pale yellow, apices abruptly pointed; sepals 3.2-3.5 mm. 17 Sedum nuttallii   Leaf blades of flowering stems linear, base sagittately spurred. Native to Japan. Sedum rhodocarpum or S. edwardsii 8. 3 Sedum glaucophyllum Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennials. Systematic studies in Sedum section Ternata (Crassulaceae). 12 Sedum stenopetalum (in part)   37 Sedum oregonense (in part)   Flowers without pungent scent; petals erect, widely spreading from base, or spreading from middle, not sharply curved outward (4-)7-11.5 mm; sepals closely appressed to corolla, (2-)2.6-5.1 mm; flowering shoots (6-)10-28(-40) cm Sepals connate basally. Historically it was placed in the subfamily Sedoideae, of which it was the type genus. 27 Sedum havardii Contact your local Cooperative Extension office for information on plants native to your specific region. Native perennials are well adapted to local conditions and will often thrive with less care than a non-native plant. Leaf blade margins white; 300-900 m.   Sedum stenopetalum is a succulent with decumbent, branched stems that terminate in viviparous rosettes. Contact your local Cooperative Extension office for information on plants native to your specific region.     (3)   51 (50) Season of Interest: Mid (May - June) Main Color: White. 48 (47) Flowering shoots without axillary offsets; leaf blade bases not scarious. Petals ca. This blooms May through August.   43 (42) Petals connate basally; carpels erect or ascending in fruit; leaf blades pale green speckled with pink, sometimes pink or red, glaucous, elliptic, ovate-elliptic, oblanceolate, or obovate. Y: 1=accent plant, 2=suitable for shade, 3=native to U.S., 4=may need irrigation for survival.. X: See references (next page).   Grows 3-6" high and spreads by creeping stems which root at the nodes. 44 (43) This shade-tolerant species is often found in the forest understory, although it can also grow in sunnier locations when sufficient moisture is present. 11 (10) Sepals lanceolate or ovate-elliptic.   Petals yellow, elliptic-oblong or narrowly lanceolate   Stems glandular-hairy; leaf blades usually glabrous, rarely glandular-hairy; sepals ca. 35 (33)   26 (25) Petals 5-10 mm; leaves on vegetative shoots spirally arranged or alternate, not in rows (22) Sedum cauticola Praeger 1917 This shade-loving succulent plant has fleshy, rounded blue-green leaves on thin pink stems. 12 Sedum stenopetalum (in part) Sedum ternatum is the most widespread native Sedum species in eastern North America, commonly known as woodland stonecrop. Leaves deciduous or persistent, rarely rosulate, sometimes forming dense rosettes, usually alternate, sometimes opposite or in whorls of 3-5[-6], ± alike, petiolate or sessile, not connate basally; blade linear to orbiculate or spatulate, terete, semiterete, or subterete, rarely laminar, 0.1-8 cm, usually ± succulent, base spurred or not, margins entire, (with 1 abaxial apical hydathode); veins not conspicuous. They are both beautiful to look at and essential to our native birds and insects. Inflorescences paniculate cymes (2001) have formed the basis for recognizing segregate genera when the nomenclatural, biogeographic, and morphological data also have been available. Leaf blades usually obovate or elliptic, rarely lanceolate.         + Petals ca. Stems and leaves hirtellous and glandular-hairy; sepals glandular-hairy; petals pink-red, 3-4.5 mm, Stems glandular-hairy (at least distally) or hirtellous. Not Native to North America. +   It may be rodents or birds in search of moisture.   + Some of our southernmost collections, however, are from ± natural forested slopes along rivers typical of its habitat immediately south of us, and might be native, as argued by Farwell (1930).   55 (54) tall (7-15 cm) and 6-9 in. + (11)     Herbs, annual, biennial, or perennial, rarely subshrubs, not viviparous, 0.2-10 dm, glabrous or hairy. The real Sedum hintonii 2.   Recently (2003) combined with Sedum liebmannianum Hemsley, 1778. (4-)7-11.5 mm; sepals closely appressed to corolla, (2-)2.6-5.1 mm; flowering shoots (6-)10-28(-40) cm, Petals pink, pinkish white, or white, apices obtuse; sepals 2.6-5.1 mm. Flowering shoots without axillary offsets; c, e United States. Species 420-470 (41 in the flora): North America, Mexico, Central America, Europe, Asia, n, e Africa, Atlantic Islands (Iceland), Indian Ocean Islands (Madagascar).     31 (30)   20 Sedum villosum (in part) 41 (40) 12 (9) Species 420-470 (41 in the flora): North America, Mexico, Central America, Europe, Asia, n, e Africa, Atlantic Islands (Iceland), Indian Ocean Islands (Madagascar). This family of flowers is the North's largest. This is large genus of succulent plants native to Asia, Europe and North America. + Leaf blades of flowering shoots lanceolate, obovate to oblanceolate, oblanceolate-elliptic, elliptic-ovate, oblong-spatulate, oblanceolate-oblong, spatulate, or elliptic to elliptic-oblong Petals carinate, yellow; leaf blades 7-12 × 4.4-9 mm, base short-spurred. Pedicels absent or to 1 mm. Rock stonecrop is a European native, introduced to, and occasionally escaping from, North American gardens. Recognized species go by very colorful names such as Burro’s Tail, Gold Chain, Bird’s Bread, and Creeping Tom. IPNI The Sedum genus name comes from the Latin ‘sedo,’ meaning “to sit.” They are found in Europe, Asia, North Africa, Mexico and a few are even native to North America. 12 Sedum stenopetalum (in part)   Flowers pungent, musky scented (unique in the flora area); petals sharply curved outward 2/3 from erect base, distal 1/3 divergent, Flowers without pungent scent; petals erect, widely spreading from base, or spreading from middle, not sharply curved outward, Inflorescences panicles or paniculate cymes, Inflorescences 1-3(-5)-parted or branched cymes, corymbs, or corymbiform cymes. +     (44) After several years of hybridizing and evaluating in his West Michigan field trials, Chris has selected only the best, most unique cultivars for introduction in his SUNSPARKLER® series.     Pedicels present or absent. Petals creamy white, yellowish white, or pale yellow, apices abruptly pointed; sepals 3.2-3.5 mm.     Carpels erect in fruit       Leaves whorled, usually 3, sometimes 2 or 4 per whorl, sometimes decussate. ), 7(app. (21) 21 (20) Flowering shoots without axillary offsets; leaf blade bases not scarious (7) Leaf blades triangular-ovate. INDEX TO NEWSLETTERS 1-110(Word Format) 9. They are variable in size, leaf shape and flower color but the flowers are always five-pointed stars in clusters at the top of the stem. (13) 45 (44) Stems and leaves hirtellous and glandular-hairy; sepals glandular-hairy; petals pink-red, 3-4.5 mm Leaf blade bases short-spurred; petals elliptic-oblong; c United States. + + The tidy habit of the yellow-flowered sedum Goldilocks is perfect for rock gardens. Plant Description. Petals pink, pinkish white, or white, apices obtuse; sepals 2.6-5.1 mm 1 mm), reticulate or reticulate-papillose. The inflorescence is a panicle of small, bright pink flowers, produced in late Summer. Because of its thick, succulent leaves which can store water, sedum is drought tolerant. (25) It has white flowers, blooming April to May. Bellflower, Peach Leaf / Campanula pericifolia YES Perennial OOO MG Sun June-July bloom Although some Campanulas are native to North America, this plant is native to Stems rootstocks or stout rhizomes, bearing rosettes, glabrous; petals 4-11.5 mm. The versatile plants are also in a bit of a tug-of-war surrounding their genus name. 1981.   36 (35) Filaments white; carpels stellately spreading in fruit         It is known only from a fragmental type specimen.     9 (7)   Leaves are small and blue-green.   Leaf blades orbiculate to broadly ovate. (37) +   Stems hirtellous; leaf blades hirtellous and densely glandular-hairy; sepals 2-4 mm.         Stems and leaves glabrous; sepals glabrous; petals white to purple, 4-10 mm. 35 Sedum laxum (in part) Leaf blades linear or linear-lanceolate to oblong (45) + + Tibetan Expedition 6. This colorful series of Sedum comes from the breeding work of Chris Hansen. One odd problem that I have is that something eats the leaves in winter, chewing the tips first.   Seeds ovoid to ellipsoid, (usually ca. Inflorescences 1-3(-5)-parted or branched cymes, corymbs, or corymbiform cymes     Sepals distinct Stems hirtellous; leaf blades hirtellous and densely glandular-hairy; sepals 2-4 mm. Stonecrop, orpin [Latin sedeo, to sit, alluding to habit], Amerosedum Á. Löve & D. Löve; Breitungia Á. Löve & D. Löve; Chetyson Rafinesque; Clausenella Á. Löve & D. Löve; Cockerellia (R. T. Clausen & C. H. Uhl) Á. Löve & D. Löve; Hjaltalinia Á. Löve & D. Löve.   I fantasize about less lawn, too. +   Clusters of bright yellow star flowers appear in summer.   CHECK AVAILABILITY . Leaf blades of flowering shoots obovate to obovate-spatulate or elliptic, narrowly elliptic, oblong or linear, base short-spurred. 52 (50) 32 Sedum sarmentosum   Molecular studies by H. ’t Hart (1995), R. C. H. J. van Ham and ’t Hart (1998), ’t Hart et al. Offsets not formed from axils of leaves and bracts. Leaves 3(-4) per whorl, blade narrowly rhombic-elliptic to widely lanceolate or linear-lanceolate to linear; flowering shoots ascending, pendulous, or creeping. The genus Sedum L.: A systematic essay. 10 (9) 35 Sedum laxum (in part) 26 Sedum rupestre American gardens since the early 1800’s.         + + Aster 'Purple Dome' Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster' Sedum is one of the most popular perennials grown in American gardens because it is very easy to grow and hardy in most areas of the country. Leaf blades usually glaucous; petals acuminate apically; primary rosettes usually 1-2.7 cm diam.   Leaf blades linear-lanceolate; sepals lanceolate, 3-6 mm, densely glandular-pubescent; petals erect or suberect, lanceolate, 8-10 mm. Leaves whorled Petals white, creamy white, yellowish white, pale yellow, yellowish, white tinged with purple or streaked with pink, pinkish white, greenish white, purple, pink-red, or pink Soil Moisture.     Acta Horti Gothob. From what plants to grow and how to grow them, join our society to read the latest Rock Garden Quarterly or engage in our annual Seed Exchange. (24)   + (6) Leaf blades linear to oblong; sepals ovate, 2-3(-3.3) mm, glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent; petals spreading, oblong, 6-7 mm. + (48) Will spread by creeping stems which root at the nodes. Leaves whorled, usually 3, sometimes 2 or 4 per whorl, sometimes decussate.   Native to North America. Advertisement: Hylotelephium cauticola Ohba 1977 Syn.   Petals white, creamy white, yellowish white, pale yellow, yellowish, white tinged with purple or streaked with pink, pinkish white, greenish white, purple, pink-red, or pink, Petals yellow, yellowish green, golden yellow, pale orange, or pale orange suffused with pink, Flowers mostly 4-merous, sometimes 5-6(-7)-merous.   6 Sedum niveum   4 (3)   28 (27) 16 (15) (54) 19 Sedum robertsianum (16) 13 (12)       Contact your local Cooperative Extension office for information on plants native to your specific region. 24 (23)   33 (32) + Native plants are well adapted to local conditions and will often thrive with less care than a non-native plant. Leaf blades obovate, lanceolate, elliptic, elliptic-lanceolate, elliptic-ovate, ovate, elliptic-oblong, or linear   ... Not Native to North America.         Annual or biennial herbs Sedum ternatum is the most widespread native Sedum species in eastern North America, commonly known as woodland stonecrop.     FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Sedum ternatum is a mat forming evergreen wildflower. Fall Color: Hardy From Zone: Hardy To Zone: ?   (51) (23) Flowering shoots with axillary offsets; leaf blade bases scarious. SedeveriaLetizia 5.   Petals usually distinct, sometimes connate basally; carpels widely spreading in fruit; leaf blades green or reddish green, not glaucous, suborbiculate to spatulate-obovate or oblong. This colorful series of Sedum comes from the breeding work of Chris Hansen. Petals 4-11 mm Petals carinate, yellow; leaf blades 7-12 × 4.4-9 mm, base short-spurred. Leaf blades linear to oblong; sepals ovate, 2-3(-3.3) mm, glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent; petals spreading, oblong, 6-7 mm. Petals pink-red or purple to white; sepals distinct, glabrous or glandular-hairy 4 Sedum pulchellum (in part) In the wild, this lovely sedum grows in close proximity to calcareous rocks.   SELECTED REFERENCES Calie, P. J. (12) Native perennials are significant in helping save the pollinators. Familiar members of this family include the jade plant (Crassula,) ghost plant (Graptopetalum,) kalanchoe (Kalanchoe) and hen-and-chicks (Sempervivum.) Leaf blades usually glaucous; petals acuminate apically; primary rosettes usually 1-2.7 cm diam. Sedum, also known as stonecrop, is a rock gardener's joy. Performs best in full sun or partial shade, in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils. Biennial herbs 53 (49) In early summer, sprays of starry white flowers tower to 6”. Drought tolerant once established. Although people commonly call this and similar plants "asters," they are also part of the overall aster family. Brittonia 34: 48-77. Flowering shoots glandular-pubescent.   (1999), S. Mayuzumi and H. Ohba (2004), and M. E. Mort et al.     Stems glandular-hairy; leaf blades usually glabrous, rarely glandular-hairy; sepals ca. 11 Sedum radiatum (in part) Sedum of North America North of the Mexican Plateau. 2 mm.   Leaf blades linear-lanceolate; sepals lanceolate, 3-6 mm, densely glandular-pubescent; petals erect or suberect, lanceolate, 8-10 mm. 19 (15)     Flowering shoots 2-10(-12) cm. 39 Sedum moranii (in part) (10) Leaf blades of flowering shoots linear or linear-lanceolate to linear-oblanceolate, Leaf blades of flowering shoots lanceolate, obovate to oblanceolate, oblanceolate-elliptic, elliptic-ovate, oblong-spatulate, oblanceolate-oblong, spatulate, or elliptic to elliptic-oblong. ING Genus Search, A Checklist for the South China Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, Guangdong     1     Petals not carinate, pink, pinkish white, or white to yellowish white; leaf blades 10-50 × 6-33 mm, base not spurred.   Other Databases tall (7-15 cm) and 6-9 in. (41) Petals 4-10 mm; sepals loosely appressed to corolla, 1.8-5.3 mm; flowering shoots 2-10(-12) cm. + +   Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is native both to North America and to Europe. Your guide to gardening in North America and beyond. Leaf blades spatulate, orbiculate to broadly ovate, ovate, obovate, lanceolate, elliptic, elliptic-lanceolate, elliptic-oblong, cuneate, or triangular-ovate 9 Sedum lanceolatum 1 Sedum ternatum (42) Sedum divergens, commonly called spreading stonecrop, Cascade stonecrop, and Pacific stonecrop, is a low growing flowering plant of the genus Sedum. The common name for these beautiful plants is "Stonecrop" but it's not very common these days.   Recognized species go by very colorful names such as Burro’s Tail, Gold Chain, Bird’s Bread, and Creeping Tom.     This plant is common in the lava beds of Northwest British Columbia where it is one of the food plants of the Nisga'a first nation. Used by Indians to treat bee stings and is still used as a tea and in salads. Plants tufted.   It is native to Africa and also naturalized in many regions of North America and Europe. 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