Sedum album
White Stonecrop (Sedum album)
Called The White Stonecrop (Sedum album), also White stonecrop, is a perennial plant of the genus sedum (Sedum ) in the family Crassulaceae ( Crassulaceae ). This species is very rich in form.
Features
The White Stonecrop is reached an overwintering green, turf -forming Chamaephyt, the growth heights of 8 to 20 inches. The stems are bare, many do not bloom. The change-constant leaves are 7 to 20 millimeters long, semi- cylindrical, domed on both sides, oblong- lanceolate and stand-off. Your ranges in color from gray-green to reddish brown.
The hermaphrodite flowers are radial symmetry. The usually five petals are 2-4 mm long, obtuse and white to pale colored pink with red midrib.
The flowering period extends from June to September.
The species has 2n chromosome numbers = 32 and 64
Occurrence
The White Stonecrop comes in southern and central Europe, southern Scandinavia, Turkey and Armenia, also in the Caucasus, Kurdistan, North West Africa in dry crevices on rock and gravel hallways and on sandy and stony waste places. She is also often neglected in culture. She is a Ordnungscharakterart The Felsgrus and rock band societies of Sedo's Scleranthetalia.
Food plant
The White Stonecrop is different butterflies caterpillars as a forage crop. These include in particular the following ways: Fettenhennen Blue ( Scolitantides orion ) and Red Apollo ( Parnassius apollo ).
Use
The White Stonecrop is widely used as an ornamental plant in rock gardens, borders, Planters and heather beds.
There are some varieties (selection):
- ' Murale ': the leaves are brown-red
- ' Coral Carpet': the leaves are green in summer, bronze-red in winter