Sedum aizoon seed
LATIN NAME: Phedimus aizoon
COMMON NAME: Aizoon Stonecrop
LATIN NAME: Phedimus aizoon
COMMON NAME: Aizoon Stonecrop
The aizoon stonecrop is the yellow star of the dry bed, and the small, star-shaped flowers open in the flat heads above the fleshy leaves. The low, spreading, perennial plant carries the narrow, fleshy, toothed leaves on the upright stems and the flat-topped clusters of the small, bright-yellow, star-shaped flowers through the summer, one of the fine, bright sights of the dry bed. The plant is a fine, generous presence of the rock garden, and it is a plant of the open, sunny, sharp-draining ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The aizoon stonecrop is a bright subject of the plant science, and the fleshy leaves keep showing up in the work on the succulents. The way the fleshy leaves hold the water through the dry season has been examined closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the succulent plants, the drought-tolerant ornamentals and the members of the stonecrop family. The narrow, fleshy leaves and the low, spreading habit have also made it a fine study plant, and the aizoon stonecrop is a regular subject of the work on the yellow stars of the dry world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The aizoon stonecrop is a fine, bright plant of the dry bed and the rock garden. The flat-topped clusters of the small, bright-yellow, star-shaped flowers open through the summer, one of the fine, bright sights of the dry bed, drawing the bees, and the narrow, fleshy leaves hold the fine, green sheen of the plant through the dry season. The plant stands the heat, the drought and the poor ground with the ease, and the young, fleshy leaves come to the table as the fine, crisp greens of the old ways. It is one of the fine choices for the rock garden, the dry bed and the green roof, and it has been written up in the horticultural and the botanical papers for the yellow stars and the easy ways. It is a fine, bright plant of the open, sunny, sharp-draining garden.
Divide the clumps in the early spring, and the fresh rosettes will spread into the fine, green mat.
Divide the clumps in the early spring, and the fresh rosettes will spread into the fine, green mat.
To grow the aizoon stonecrop from seed, sow the small, fine seeds across the surface of a tray of gritty, free-draining soil, without covering them, keep the tray in a bright, open spot and water gently, then set the young plants out in the open ground. The seedlings thread up within a couple of weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun and the sharp-draining ground, the yellow stars will open through the summer.
Uses: Medicinal