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False Hens & Chicks in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Sedum Dendroideum

 

False Hens & Chicks

Sedum, or Stonecrop, is a large genus of flowering plant which has fleshy, succulent leaves, fleshy stems, and has clusters of small, starry flowers. Tree stonecrop are mostly cultivated as garden plants in milder climates. In winter, its leaves turn red. It produces large clusters of small vivid yellow, star-like flowers An evergreen tree sedum, Sedum dendroideum is much rarer than, but often confused with S. praealtum. It is very closely related to S. praealtum, S. confusum, and S. kimnachii

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plant Features
  • False Hens & Chicks likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • False Hens & Chicks likes very little water

    Very little water

  • False Hens & Chicks is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • False Hens & Chicks likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

 
plant information

Common name

False Hens & Chicks

Latin name

Sedum Dendroideum

type

Perennial

family

Crassulaceae

ph

4.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    False Hens & Chicks likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    False Hens & Chicks is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    False Hens & Chicks likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

  • Water

    False Hens & Chicks likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown False Hens & Chicks is 0.45meters x 0.30meters 0.45 M 0.30 M

Sedum Dendroideum

Sedum, or Stonecrop, is a large genus of flowering plant which has fleshy, succulent leaves, fleshy stems, and has clusters of small, starry flowers. Tree stonecrop are mostly cultivated as garden plants in milder climates. In winter, its leaves turn red. It produces large clusters of small vivid yellow, star-like flowers An evergreen tree sedum, Sedum dendroideum is much rarer than, but often confused with S. praealtum. It is very closely related to S. praealtum, S. confusum, and S. kimnachii


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.

 
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