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Sedum valens |
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| | Seedlings |
| Common name |
Idaho stonecrop |
| Family |
crassulaceae |
| Life cycle |
biennial (Z5) |
| Flowers |
yellow |
| Cultural notes |
drought-tolerant |
Recently discovered species, found in the Salmon River Canyon in Central Idaho. It differs from similar species in the large number of glaucous gray-green leaves forming good-sized rosettes. Very slow growing from seed: the picture below (taken in early July) was the largest of the four surviving seedlings in my first attempt at growing this species from seed (started in late January); it is perhaps 3/8" in diameter. And it didn't survive through the summer. The next year, plantlets developed slightly faster: the photo at right was taken in late April, and the photo at top in mid May, after setting the seedling out into a hypertufa trough. It is gaining a subtly pink coloration to the center of its rosette.
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| | Stayed tiny and eventually perished in our first attempt to grow it |
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Sedum valens
- Seed from Alplains Jan '13 order. Baggy 35F (8w; 24%G, 32+d) - 70F (7%G, 3d)
- Same seed as above, cold-stored. Baggy 35F (10w; good germination, 3-8w)
Difficult to transplant, low survival rate. Stays small for a long time.
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