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Sedum
Also called Stonecrops
In Singapore: Jellybean Sedum, Christmas Cheer, Pork & Beans, Banana Cactus (Grown in Singapore)
Sedum, or stonecrop, is a large genus of succulent annuals, biennials, perennials and small shrubs with water-storing leaves. Most garden stonecrops are hardy, sun-loving perennials that need sharp drainage and little water.
Sedum is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, members of which are commonly known as stonecrops. The genus has been described as containing up to 600 species, subsequently reduced to 400–500. They are leaf succulents found primarily in the Northern Hemisphere, but extending into the southern hemisphere in Africa and South America. The plants vary from annual and creeping herbs to shrubs. The plants have water-storing leaves. The flowers usually have five petals, seldom four or six. There are typically twice as many stamens as petals. Various species formerly classified as Sedum are now in the segregate genera Hylotelephium and Rhodiola.
Well-known European species of Sedum are Sedum acre, Sedum album, Sedum dasyphyllum, and Sedum hispanicum.
Distributed mainly in temperate to subtropical climates in the Northern hemisphere, extending to the Southern hemisphere in Africa and South America, being most diverse in the Mediterranean, Central America, Himalayas, and East Asia. In this respect, the two subgenera differ. Subgenus Sedum having a centre of diversity in Mexico, and Gormania in Eurasia with a secondary centre in North America.
Stonecrop · Biting Stonecrop · White Stonecrop · Sedum brissemoretii · Broad Leaved Stonecrop · Thick-leaf stonecrop · Tree stonecrop · Euxinian Stonecrop · Sedum humifusum · Spearleaf stonecrop · Needle stonecrop · Mexican stonecrop
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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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.
