Flowering Sedum Roof

In conditions where many other plants perish the widow s cross thrives.

Flowering sedum roof. Sedum greggii is a perennial succulent plant with cone shaped rosettes at the base of the flowering branches. Incredibly hardy this drought resistant sedum is a favourite for any green roof. Showy stonecrop the taller plants in the genus sedum are popular garden plants that are extremely easy to grow although lovely sedums are often taken for granted in the garden partly because they don t bloom until the fall but also because they require so little care from the gardener. Sedum pulchellum flower head is made up of lots of tiny pink star shaped flowers.

No why we love it. They are leaf succulents found primarily in the northern hemisphere but extending into the southern hemisphere in africa and south america. To 4 inches tall zones. Sedum plants come in a wide variety of heights colors and forms.

There are about 400 species of sedums with a wonderful variety of colors shapes growth rates flowering season and evapotranspiration rates. Flowering stems are branched up to 6 inches 15 cm tall. Full sun and well drained soil size. Go straight to purple roof green roof modeler.

Sedum sieboldii growing conditions. For its evergreen foliage that turns pink in winter. They look great against the clusters of pink flowers that appear in autumn. Leaves are alternate oblanceolate or elliptic rounded to obtuse up to 0 5 inch 1 3 cm long and up 0 2 inch 0 5 cm wide.

Sedum plants are thick leaved drought resistant plants of the family crassulaceae and are sometimes referred to as stonecrops. Flowers are star shaped and yellow in color.