Scientific Name: Phedimus aizoon ( syn. Sedum aizoon )
Common Name: aizoon stonecrop
Family Name: Crassulaceae
Origin: S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Zone: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial, Succulent or Cacti
Mature Size: 0.2 - 0.4m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width)
Habit: Upright
Form: Columnar
Texture: Medium
Landscape Uses: Attract butterflies, Green roof technology, Perennial border, Rock garden, Summer interest
Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil or Media: Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Alternate, Spiraled, Sessile, Leathery, Glabrous, Elliptic, Ovate, Serrate
Flowers: Cyme, Yellow, Jun-Jul-Aug
Fruit: Aggregate fruit, Follicle, Brown, Sep-Oct
Key ID Features:
Upright and usually not branched, 30-45cm tall; leaves ovate-elliptic, 5-7cm long, margin irregularly toothed; corymb-like flattened cymes, florets ~1cm wide, 5 bright yellow petals, Jun-Aug.