More About Sedum Plants
The group of plants known as Sedums are just one member of the plant family 'Crassulaceae' sometimes referred to as stonecrops.
The whole of the Crassulaceae family consists of succulent plants such as sedums and their cousins semperveriums (house leeks). The family takes its scientific name form the latin word "crassus" meaning "thick", in reference to the fleshy leaves common to all members.
The word "Sedum" is taken from the latin "sedo" meaning to sit and probably refers to the way in which sedum plants seem to sit on rocks, walls, ledges and other seemingly inhospitable places. There are about 400 different types of sedum varying in height, colour and flowering season. Most of them are evergreen and very easy to care for.
As a genus, sedums are tolerant of most well-drained soils and are at home in poor soil and dry locations. They love sunshine and thrive in full sun or light shade. They can stand going without water for long periods of time but are just as happy in an irrigated flower bed, so long as the soil isn't persistantly soggy.
Many Sedums grow well indoors too. They don't need a great deal of attention, just a reasonable amount of light, an occasional watering and a thrice yearly feed. Bear in mind though, that the sedum plants that make up Enviromat much prefer to live out of doors.
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