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Sedum sedoides
The plant likes full sun. Suitable for rock garden or portable containers.
In a pot, water after the substrate dries out. When placed in a rock garden, water at your discretion.
The plant is frost-resistant, withstanding temperatures down to -28.9 °C.
In 1922, the plant was named H. J. Elwes named the plant Sempervivella alba. It is still widely distributed today under this name.
Sedum sedoides, also known as Rosularia sedoides or Sempervivella alba. It occurs naturally in northern India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh) and Kashmir. Here it grows at altitudes of 2 000 - 3 000 m above sea level.
The lush green leaves are covered with dense hairs. The leaves are spoon-shaped with a rounded tip, which often turns red. The plant grows on elongated, slender stems where it forms new rosettes up to 3.5 cm in diameter. The stonecrop is a low-growing succulent with small rosettes.
They are slow to flower from early autumn. Its flowers with a greenish centre turn white, as one of its names, alba, suggests.
These plants are frost-resistant, requiring only minimal attention and care. They are suitable for the rock garden or in portable containers, and if they have enough light and permeable soil, they can manage to live in very inhospitable conditions. Succulents should be repotted every once in a while to give them enough nutrients for their growth. Water only during prolonged droughts and usually do not water in winter. Over the winter, the plant rosettes can retract and naturally lose their volume. They will regain it at the beginning of the growing season.