Sedum Species, Shrubby Stonecrop

I bought one of these yesterday and got 12 plants by cutting off the branches :) The best info. on the plant I found at ...Read Moreww.plantegrassefrontignan.fr/plantes grasses mediterranennes/fiches/Sedum praealtum ssp praealtum.html" target="_dgnew"rel="nofollow">http://www.plantegrassefrontignan.fr/plantes grasses mediter...
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Description : Sedum praealtum ssp praealtum is an erect species forming a tufted tuft. This very rustic succulent plant is now naturalized in the Mediterranean coasts of France, Italy and Spain (non-exhaustive list). It can therefore be used without problems as a rock plant.
Leaf : green, can take more or less orange tints depending on the season, oblong (longer than broad with rounded edges); the leaf is about 7 cm long.
Upper: erect, solid, thick (2 cm or more), looking like wood when it is old. It creates many branches and rejections. She reaches 80 cm in height quickly.
Flowers / stem: yellow with long, narrow petals on a long branched tree (30 cm and more)
Growth : fast in spring, summer, autome; a little slower in winter
Roots : many, long, deep. Sedum praealtum ssp praealtum can be grown in a fairly deep pot or in rock.
Exposure : full sun, half sun, half shade
Cold resistance : -12 ° C
Resistance to heat : very good
Watering: 1 x 10 days during growth peaks (spring, and fall); useless in the ground. The leaves seem to fade when the plant is thirsty (and must be watered).
Breeding method: branching cuttings.
Pest (s) possible : not observed. Treat once a year with a fungicide if the soil is poorly drained (appearance of brown and yellowish spots on the leaves).
Substrate: 3/4 potting soil + 1/4 topsoil + organic amendment; fairly light terrain in rockery.

When I first saw this plant growing outside in a nursery for succulents I thought, 'That can't be hardy in Britain'.
It looks rath...Read Moreer like the well known house plant Crassula argentea (money plant), but is usually a lighter bright green.

It is fairly hardy in Britain (-7C) and at lower temperatures the woody part of the plant collapses, allowing the undamaged pieces of top growth to root themselves into the soil.

It is remarkably adaptable. In poor well-drained soil in full sun it turns a beautiful golden green and is low-growing (under 40 cm). In shady conditions in 'normal' soil it turns darker and grows to 60cm.

To get a quick ground cover, just push cut branches 10 -15 cm long into the soil, 10 cm apart. For me it always flowers profusely, but in northerly latitudes it may not flower at all.