Sedum Commixtum
Sedum 'Commixtum'
Original:Distribution : Mexico (Oaxaca); 2600 – 3000 m. Description (according to 't Hart & Bleij in IHSP 2003) : Glabrous perennial glaucous subshrubs, at times trailing from cliffs, with several terete stems to ± 3 mm in diameter, first blue-glaucous, later purplish-red or brownish, ± 30 cm long with lax rosettes. Leaves alternate, obovate-spatulate, rounded to broadly obtuse, faintly apiculate, flattened or slightly subterete, blue-glaucous, 20 – 30 x 11 – 17 mm, shorter but wider on flowering branches, spreading; flowering branches erect to slightly ascending, 30 – 50 cm, with some lateral shoots below, axillary. New:Sedum, or Stonecrop, is a large genus of flowering plant which has fleshy, succulent leaves, fleshy stems, and has clusters of small, starry flowers.
Contributed by @Katalist
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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All soil conditions
Common name
Sedum 'Commixtum'
Latin name
Sedum Commixtum
type
Perennial
family
Crassulaceae
ph
4.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
Sedum Commixtum
Original:Distribution : Mexico (Oaxaca); 2600 – 3000 m. Description (according to 't Hart & Bleij in IHSP 2003) : Glabrous perennial glaucous subshrubs, at times trailing from cliffs, with several terete stems to ± 3 mm in diameter, first blue-glaucous, later purplish-red or brownish, ± 30 cm long with lax rosettes. Leaves alternate, obovate-spatulate, rounded to broadly obtuse, faintly apiculate, flattened or slightly subterete, blue-glaucous, 20 – 30 x 11 – 17 mm, shorter but wider on flowering branches, spreading; flowering branches erect to slightly ascending, 30 – 50 cm, with some lateral shoots below, axillary. New:Sedum, or Stonecrop, is a large genus of flowering plant which has fleshy, succulent leaves, fleshy stems, and has clusters of small, starry flowers.
Flowering
From Mid Summer TO Mid Autumn
Most sedum flower through the summer months and into early Autumn
Planting
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant divisions or seeds in Spring
Propagating by seed
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Sow seeds in Spring
Propagating by division
From Mid Spring TO Late Summer
Dividing plants for propagation can be done at any time during the growing season, and divisions will grow readily.