Phedimus middendorffianus
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Sedum middendorffianum
- Phonetic Spelling
- FED-ih-mus mid-den-dorf-ee-AY-nus
- This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
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- Description
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Stonecrop is a herbaceous perennial, succulent, sub shrub native to Siberia, Japan, and Korea where it can be found in rocky, mountainous areas. It is fleshy with flat or rounded colorful leaves and multiple 4 to 5 parted flowers in yellow, white, or red. It has a woody texture and creeping habit, forming a low-growing mound of stems maturing to a height of 1 foot with an 18 inch spread.
Stonecrop does best in full sun, moist well-drained neutral to alkaline soil. It does tolerate most soil types and is drought resistant. This plant may be found in forests or other natural areas as a native plant. It can be used as a houseplant, interiorscape or in the landscape as a low-growing, mounding ground cover. However, it is slow growing and can take up to 2 years to mature.
The plant can cause low toxicity if eaten. However, the stems and leaves, when very young and tender, may be eaten raw. Later, until they flower, they should be briefly cooked.
Diseases, insect pests, and other plant problems:
Can be susceptible to fungal and bacterial diseases. Watch for slugs and snails.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Phedimus
- Species:
- middendorffianus
- Family:
- Crassulaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Eastern Siberia to Korea, Japan
- Distribution:
- Introduced to Germany
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Attracts Pollinators
- Textural
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Poisonous
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Creeping
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil pH:
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Very Dry
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Description:
- Seeds are ovoid, minute. and display in mid to late summer.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Star
- Flower Description:
- Multiple star-shaped flowers with linear sepals, yellow petals, stamens shorter than the petals, and purple anthers.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Feel:
- Fleshy
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Spatulate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Small leaves are fleshy, toothed, and flat or rounded. leaves 1/2 to 1 inch long and 1/4 inch wide. Leaves are burgundy when they first emerge, turn green, and turn bright red in the fall.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems are numerous, tufted, basally branched, and erect, 10-30 cm, usually persistent.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Recreational Play Area
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Children's Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Pollinators
- Songbirds
