Scientific Name:
Sedum sexangulare
Pronunciation:
SEE-dum seks-an-gew-LAIR-ee
Common Name:
six-sided stonecrop
Family Name:
Crassulaceae
Plant Type:
Ground cover, Succulent or Cacti
Key ID Features:
Leaves sessile, spirally arranged and arising from the stem in six directions or rows when viewed from the tip, linear-cylindrical, most 3-6mm long x ~1mm wide.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Alpine, Container planting, Green roof technology, Ground cover, Perennial border, Rock garden
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Needle-like
Arrangement:
Alternate, Spiraled, Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Succulent
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Bronze, summer foliage is bronze, as opposed to its usual bright green colour
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous, Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Follicle
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Red
Organ Modifications:
Fibrous-like roots
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Scale insects, Slugs or snails (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZN) GAZebo North
- (GRB) GRass Bed : confirm ID
- (NRY) NuRserY