Scientific Name:
Sedum
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'Ruby Glow'
Pronunciation:
SEE-dum ex
Common Name:
Ruby Glow sedum
Family Name:
Crassulaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen, Succulent or Cacti
Key ID Features:
Up to 25cm tall; leaves obovate up to 2.5 x 4cm, greyish blue-green with reddish veins and tips; flowers rosy-red.
Habit:
Horizontal, Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin (S. cauticola x S. telephium)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects, Perennial border, Rock garden
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Succulent
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Obovate
Apices:
Rounded
Margins:
Crenate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous, Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Pink (petals dark pink at tip and paleer at base; carpels bright pink)
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
flowers to 9mm wides; inflorescence to 8cm wide
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Follicle, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Fibrous-like roots
Propagation:
Cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:
(Drought tolerant)
