| Scientific Name: | Sedum ternatum |
| Common Name: | three-leaved stonecrop |
| Family Name: | Crassulaceae |
| Origin: | Garden origin, U.S. - northeast |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial, Succulent or Cacti |
| Mature Size: | 0.2 - 0.4m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Horizontal, Irregular, Spreading |
| Form: | Creeping / Mat-like, Mounded |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Alpine, Attract butterflies, Container planting, Fall interest, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Rock garden, Small garden/space |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Opposite, Succulent, Lustrous, Orbicular, Spatulate, Dentate |
| Flowers: | Cyme, White, Pink, Jun |
| Fruit: | Aggregate fruit, Follicle, Brown, Aug |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves succulent, rounded, whorled (three per node), up to 2cm long; florets with just four petals (most sedums have 5), up to 12mm wide. | |