Scientific Name:
Sedum cauticola
'Bertram Anderson'
Pronunciation:
SEE-dum kaw-TICK-oh-luh
Common Name:
Bertram Anderson sedum
Family Name:
Crassulaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen, Succulent or Cacti
Key ID Features:
Up to 12cm tall; stems dark red; leaves grey, oblong to ovate, toothed toward apex, up to 2.5 x 1.5cm; flowers purple or pink-purple.
Habit:
Horizontal, Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Perennial border, Rock garden
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Succulent
Surfaces:
Colour in Summer:
Silver / Grayish
Colour in Fall:
Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Oblong, Ovate
Margins:
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous, Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Purple, Pink (petals grey-purple)
Flower Time at Peak:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
flowers to 1cm wide; inflorescence to 12cm wide
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Follicle
Fruit Colour:
Fruiting Time:
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red
Organ Modifications:
Fibrous-like roots
Pest Susceptibility:
(Drought tolerant)
