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Rhodiola pachyclados
Gray stonecrop is a small, evergreen, cushion-forming succulent from the high mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan, grown for its tight blue-green rosettes. It is hardy and tolerates cold, wet winters, so give it sharp drainage and full sun.
Rhodiola pachyclados, the gray stonecrop, is a species of succulent flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. It is an evergreen, succulent plant native to Pakistan and Afghanistan, but widely cultivated as an ornamental plant. It was formerly included in the genus Sedum.
Rhodiola pachyclados is native to the Western Himalayas of Afghanistan and Pakistan, occurring at elevations between 2,400 and 3,400 meters. It has rapidly gained popularity in cultivation as an ornamental plant. In the 1970s, it was primarily referenced in scientific literature, but by 1994 it had become widely propagated, with demand exceeding supply. Under favorable conditions, R. pachyclados forms a dense mound up to 45 cm across within five years. It readily spreads over rocks and can overtake smaller, weaker plants. The species is highly adaptable and, unusually for a succulent plant, performs well in cold, wet winters, better even than when kept dry under shelter.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
