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Sedum ternatum |
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| | First-year plants, already a nice mat of fresh green pads |
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| Common name |
woodland stonecrop; wild stonecrop |
| Family |
crassulaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
white (spring) |
| Size |
8" |
| Light |
sun-shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil (not too dry) |
From seed  |
fussy germinator; try room temperature with exposure to light
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | late June |
Mat-forming sedum that is unlike most of its cousins in that it prefers (partially) shaded conditions and moist soil. The current position of our main clump, under a dwarf pear tree in our holding garden, suits it just fine - it rewarded us with a nice display of its starry white blooms throughout May. The flowers are arranged rather like those of S. pulchellum, but this one appears to be a rather more rugged plant. The shiny succulent evergreen leaves make for a well-rounded all-season perennial. I wonder why it's not planted more.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Sedum ternatum
Some particularly helpful links to other websites
Visitors to this page have left the following comments| James Cheshire | Mar 11, 2006 | I'm most pleased to see it's doing so well, Rob!
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- Seed from '04 trade. Baggy 70F with light (10%G, 15-23d)
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