Scientific Name
Sedum kamtschaticum

Common Name
Kamschatka sedum


Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9


Habit: Semi-evergreen
Growth Rate: Slow
Size: 3 to 4 inches
Site Requirements: Sun; tolerates poor soil
Form: Cushion-like mound
Texture: Medium to fine
Foliage: Narrow, succulent dark green foliage tightly set on compact stems; bronze to gold in winter; weakly ascending stems trail along the ground with upward-turning tips
Flower/Fruit: Orangish yellow flowers in flat clusters in summer; russet red fruit
Comments: Space plants 9 to 12 inches apart; spreads by short rhizomes
Cultivars: var. Kantschaticum; Variegatum
 


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