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Beginner
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0.4m
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0.4m
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2-5 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Sedum spectabile
Other names: Ice plant, Phedimus spurius
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Genus: Sedum
Species: S. spectablie - S. spectablie is a small, domed, herbaceous perennial with fleshy, blue-green leaves. In autumn it is topped with a flat inflorescence containing many tiny pink flowers.
Sedum spectabile is: Deciduous
Flower: Pink in Summer; Pink in Autumn
Foliage: Blue-green in Spring; Blue-green in Summer; Blue-green, Yellow-green in Autumn
Habit: Clump-forming, Rounded
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Sedum spectabile (Ice plant) will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.4m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), Containers, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Wildlife
Cultivation: Plant in moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil in full sun.
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Chalky, Loamy, Sandy |
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Well-drained |
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Alkaline, Neutral |
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Full Sun |
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South |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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Comment from
Miriam Mesa-Villalba
The ice plant's oval waxy grey-green leaves can retain sparkling droplets of water after a shower.
It flowers very late, right through to October, and bees and butterflies like the small tortoiseshell find it irresistible. Its powers of attraction may be second only to those of buddleja.
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- Posted: Thu. 4th June 2009 09:00
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