Hylotelephium cauticola
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| Species: | S. cauticola
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| Sedum cauticola | |
Sedum cauticola (cliff stonecrop) syn. Hylotelephium cauticola[citation needed] is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, native to Japan. Growing to 8 cm (3 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) wide, it is a carpet-forming succulent perennial with trailing stems of pink-tinged grey-green round leaves, and purplish pink star-shaped flowers in autumn.[1][2]
The specific epithet cauticola means "growing on cliffs", referring to the plant's favoured habitat.[3]
In cultivation it is suitable for a rock garden or alpine garden in alkaline to neutral soil. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
References
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- ^ "USDA GRIN Taxonomy for plants - Sedum cauticola". Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Sedum cauticola". Retrieved 3 June 2013.
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