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Sedum pachyclados

Scientific Name: Rhodiola pachyclada

Also Known As

Rhodiola pachyclados
Sedum pachyplados
Afghan Sedum

Plant type

cactus / succulent, groundcover

size

H: 2"-6"
W: 8"-12"

planting zones

5a-11

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Sedum pachyclados plant details

Sedum pachyclados is a deciduous or semi-evergreen groundcover cactus / succulent with blue and green foliage. In summer pink and white flowers emerge. Features glaucous texture. Attracts bees and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, gritty and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something wind tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Sedum pachyclados

Plant type: groundcover cactus / succulent
Plant family: crassulaceae
Foliage: deciduous or semi-evergreen blue and green
Mature size: 8 IN - 12 IN - wide, 2 IN - 6 IN - tall
Flowers: pink and white blooms in summer
Uses: container plant, cottage garden, easy-to-grow, edging plant, pathway, rock garden, roof garden, xeric

GROWING CONDITIONS for Sedum pachyclados

USDA Zones: 5a - 11
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: wind
Soil needs: average, gritty and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A fine, garden worthy stonecrop from Pakistan & Afghanistan…powder blue, glaucous foliage is tight on short, spreading stems…only 2” tall; evergreen; non-invasive. Will grow in sun to part shade in dryish soils and does not seem to mind wet winters as long as the soil has good drainage. Marvelous crevice plant and edger, rock gardener’s dream! Summer brings on plenty of light pink star flowers…a lovely species, sadly underused.

By: Secret Garden Growers

Zn 6. White flowers. Blue-green rosettes.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Lovely texture and color. When water droplets land on on the leaves, it looks like diamonds - and aren't they a girl's best friend? Leave the soil to dry out in between watering sessions to avoid overwatering. Pretty blue-green foliage. White flowers in the summertime. Full sun. Let it dry out between watering to avoid overwatering. Hardy in cold Zones 4 - 9. Heat zones (estimated) 10 - 4. Will go dormant in winter. An outdoor plant.

By: Two Green Thumbs Miniature Garden Center

Showy, compact mats of blue green, toothed leaves in tiny rosettes that look a bit like mini sempervivum clustered tightly together. Pale yellow to cream flowers. Evergreen.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

A distictive Sedum that rorms rosettes of fleshy grey-blue foliage that has delicately notched edges. Pale yellow flowers in summer on 4" plants. Slowly forms colonies to 15".

By: Avant Gardens

A lovely evergreen groundcover for the dry garden, this sedum from Pakistan and Afghanistan, to only 6" tall, forms a spreading carpet of small, succulent, blue-green rosettes. A great texture for the rock garden. Clusters of white flowers appear in mid to late summer. Does well in fertile to poor soil, well-drained of course, in sun to part shade. Drought tolerant once established but accepts summer water as well. Frost hardy to at least -20 °F, USDA zone 5.