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Sedum palmeri

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Sedum palmeri
The rosette shape of the leaves
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Sedum
Species:
S. palmeri
Binomial name
Sedum palmeri
S.Watson[1]
General view of a flowering Sedum palmeri

Sedum palmeri is a species of plant in the family Crassulaceae native to Mexico with persistent light green leaves, becoming marked in red during winter.[2]

The plant is about 30 cm high and 40 cm wide, and forms a rounded cushion with leaves arranged in rosettes located at the tips of stems. The abundant golden yellow flowers bloom in spring.

Sedum palmeri is often cultivated as an ornamental succulent.

References

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  1. ^ Watson, Sereno (1882). Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts xvii. 355.
  2. ^ Filippi, Olivier (2007). Pour un jardin sans arrosage (For a garden without irrigation) (in French). Arles: Actes Sud. p. 183. ISBN 978-2-7427-6730-4.
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