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Dwarf Tree Stonecrop

Sedum oxypetalum

Dwarf Tree Stonecrop
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0

Sedum oxypetalum is a semi-woody succulent shrub from Mexico with a tree-like form, reaching about 0.6 m (2 ft). Grow it in bright light with sharp drainage and water only when the soil is fully dry.

Family
Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub, Succulent
Light
Full sun, Bright indirect
Water
Water deeply only when the soil is completely dry, and water less in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus or succulent mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Mexico
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Sedum oxypetalum, the dwarf tree stonecrop, is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, native to Mexico. A semi-woody succulent shrub reaching 0.6 m (2 ft), it has a tree-like growth form.

Other Sedum plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sedum oxypetalum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

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.

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