SEDIUM

Their common name is stonecrop and are available from June to October.

Sedum are succulent-leaved plants with large flat flowerheads. Their leaves often have a bluey-grey tint to them, and are attractively fleshy, the flowerheads are shaped like umbrellas. Each flower has a papery case around it, giving an interesting texture to the flowerhead. They are grown in shades of pinky-brown, with light green stems; and there is a rarer purply-brown form with brown stems.

Native to Asia, they have been cultivated in the UK since 1596, originally for their healing properties rather than their ornamental value.

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