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Green Cockscomb in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Sedum praealtum

 

Green Cockscomb

Sedum, or Stonecrop, is a large genus of flowering plant which has fleshy, succulent leaves, fleshy stems, and has clusters of small, starry flowers. Green Cockscomb is a tall tree-like Sedum with good cold tolerance. Full and bushy, with occasional yellow blooms.

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plant Features
  • Green Cockscomb likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Green Cockscomb likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Green Cockscomb is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Green Cockscomb likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

 
plant information

Common name

Green Cockscomb

Latin name

Sedum praealtum

type

Perennial

family

Crassulaceae

ph

4.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Green Cockscomb likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Green Cockscomb is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Green Cockscomb likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

  • Water

    Green Cockscomb 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 Green Cockscomb is 0.20meters x 0.90meters 0.20 M 0.90 M

Sedum praealtum

Sedum, or Stonecrop, is a large genus of flowering plant which has fleshy, succulent leaves, fleshy stems, and has clusters of small, starry flowers. Green Cockscomb is a tall tree-like Sedum with good cold tolerance. Full and bushy, with occasional yellow blooms.


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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