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Star Sedum has succulent, evergreen leaves atop arching, low-lying stems. Yellow flowers with five petals arise on inflorescences during the summer.
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Kanapaha Botanical Gardens. Florida
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Well, I hope that the wings of the plane that's to take me away from Japan tonight are in better repair than those of this well-worn Hoverfly. It's mustering up its courage and energy on Gold Moss Stonecrop, Sedum sarmentosum.
Many of the huge stones of which the Castle of Matsue (see an earlier photo) is built are covered with this Sedum which can thrive from the smallest of cracks and spread large blankets of golden flowers in the bright sun.
I've given the Japanese names in the caption above in deference to the authors of the fine field guides in Japanese that I've been using here. I am obviously very grateful that Latin equivalents were given in those books for the Japanese of which I am totally ignorant.
PS I expect to soon have a better internet connection. Please bear with me...
Plant materials: Forsythia leaves, mountain-ash berries, white cedar, white oak, stringy stonecrop, bedstraw
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Sedum sarmentosum (yellow-green) and Dutch white clover in my Maryland garden. This was a terrible idea because: 1, the clover, unmowed, shaded and then killed all the sedum. and 2, clover attracts deer, which became a serious problem for me. I ended up removing all the clover - by hand! - and encouraging the spreading of the remaining Sedum sarmentosum - also known as Sedum acre.
The sedum becomes about 4 inches tall. The Dutch white clover becomes about 8 inches tall. Both are loved by pollinators.
Also frequently identified as Sedum acre. I've used this to replace most of my backyard lawn, which is mostly sunny and on a gentle slope. I chose this Sedum because it fills in VERY quickly, and also is thick enough to completely block out weeds.
NO maintenance is required now that it's filled in completely - no watering, no feeding, no mowing, no weeding. It does tolerate being walked on occasionally, which I do to pick up debris, especially fallen leaves.
Notice the rolling nature of the surface? That's great for catching even downpours on this hillside.
This Sedum has golden blooms in early summer, which pollinators love. In winter it looks less green and lush, but still has some color and keeps the soil covered. It greens up again in early spring and stays this color until the late fall/winter.
This Sedum can handle a bit of foot traffic, which it gets when I rake fallen leaves, for example. It does look walked on for a day or two but recovers quickly.
Here's a little (faux) stone planter for little things like succulents. Or toothpicks. Or sugar packets. Or...or...well, whatever you'd like. :) I don't know if you've noticed, but many of my vessels have used the leftover clay from a previous day, and this is no exception. This was the leftovers from yesterday (which included the leftovers from the day before that.) Just add some more colors, mix it up, and you've got a whole new wad of clay to use for the next project.
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Here's my back yard where there once was lawn. Now it's Sedum in the foreground and Liriope in the background. I intended it to be all Sedum, but much of it was killed by the white clover I mistakenly planted with the Sedum (the clover got too tall and killed the Sedum). In order to prevent erosion, I brought in the Liriope, which was free to me and fills in quickly.
This Sedum is also commonly identified as Sedum acre.
A small weedy thing growing around the neighborhood. It's introduced -- probably recently, as it's not in Newcomb's.