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Sedum brevifolium
A sunny habitat is ideal for the succulent.
Always water a few days after the substrate has dried out. In winter, limit watering.
This plant tolerates both heat and frost. It can withstand temperatures down to -40 °C. The plant is hardy, but requires a dry and permeable substrate over winter.
The leaves vary in colour from grey-green to reddish shades and are even whitish.
This small succulent, also called Sedum dasyphyllum subsp. brevifolium, Oreosedum brevifolium, Sedum brevifolium var. cineritium and many other names. It is nicknamed Short-leaved Stonecrop. It is characterised by its short leaves, to which its epithet 'brevifolium' (i.e. short-leaved) refers. The short-leaved stonecrop grows in Europe, specifically in the Iberian Peninsula, southern France, Corsica, Italy and North African Morocco. It can be found on rocky and sandy slopes, in rock crevices, on silicate rocks and also on old walls, up to an altitude of around 3 000 m above sea level.
The plant has grey-green, blue-green, dark green or often red leaves. These usually grow densely packed on wire-like branches, trailing and apically protruding stems. It grows to a height of 10 cm and slowly spreads to a width of up to 50 cm, possibly to the edges of the pot.
The flowers of the short-leaved stonecrop are small, white or rarely pinkish, and appear in racemes at the end of the branches in summer.
This succulent is not difficult to grow. It does not need to be fertilised, but if grown in a pot I recommend repotting regularly to ensure healthy growth. It is rarely found here, so it is a rare collector's piece.