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Live rooted plants Field grown in Brattleboro, Vermont Washed clean of soil, mailed in moist medium Coverage: about 2 sq ft in six weeks · about 4 sq ft over a season ~50 rooted plants, pencil-eraser size · plant 2–3 in apart
The polite version of goldmoss stonecrop. At a glance the two are near-identical — same dense green mat, same yellow summer flowers, same complete indifference to drought — but Sedum sexangulare lacks the acrid alkaloids that make Sedum acre inedible. That's the whole meaning of the common name.
Look closely and the leaves spiral around the stem in six distinct rows, which is where sexangulare comes from. The leaves are shorter and packed more densely than goldmoss, giving it a slightly plusher texture.
The same jobs as the rest: gravel, walls, roofs, paving cracks, the strip nothing else will hold. This one you can also pick and eat.
Quick Facts
Botanical name:Sedum sexangulare
Also known as: Tasteless stonecrop, six-angled stonecrop
Flowers: Yellow stars, summer
Foliage: Dense green, leaves in six spiral rows, evergreen
USDA Zones: 3–9
Light: Full sun to part shade
Height: 2–4 in
Spread: Vigorous mat-former
Edible: Yes — mild, no acridity
Best for: Green roofs, gravel, walls, paving, edible groundcover
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Of Interest
The name is a backhanded compliment — it's "tasteless" only relative to Sedum acre, which tastes like pepper and makes you sick. Where acre loaded up on piperidine alkaloids as a defence, sexangulare went without, which makes it the better plant for a garden where children or pets might graze.
The six-row leaf arrangement isn't just a naming curiosity. Spiral phyllotaxy in dense succulents maximises light capture per unit of stem, one reason these plants can build so much mass on so little ground.
Source: Wikipedia — Sedum sexangulare | Useful Temperate Plants
Live rooted plants Field grown in Brattleboro, Vermont Washed clean of soil, mailed in moist medium Coverage: about 2 sq ft in six weeks · about 4 sq ft over a season ~50 rooted plants, pencil-eraser size · plant 2–3 in apart
The polite version of goldmoss stonecrop. At a glance the two are near-identical — same dense green mat, same yellow summer flowers, same complete indifference to drought — but Sedum sexangulare lacks the acrid alkaloids that make Sedum acre inedible. That's the whole meaning of the common name.
Look closely and the leaves spiral around the stem in six distinct rows, which is where sexangulare comes from. The leaves are shorter and packed more densely than goldmoss, giving it a slightly plusher texture.
The same jobs as the rest: gravel, walls, roofs, paving cracks, the strip nothing else will hold. This one you can also pick and eat.
Quick Facts
Botanical name:Sedum sexangulare
Also known as: Tasteless stonecrop, six-angled stonecrop
Flowers: Yellow stars, summer
Foliage: Dense green, leaves in six spiral rows, evergreen
USDA Zones: 3–9
Light: Full sun to part shade
Height: 2–4 in
Spread: Vigorous mat-former
Edible: Yes — mild, no acridity
Best for: Green roofs, gravel, walls, paving, edible groundcover
Free Shipping
Of Interest
The name is a backhanded compliment — it's "tasteless" only relative to Sedum acre, which tastes like pepper and makes you sick. Where acre loaded up on piperidine alkaloids as a defence, sexangulare went without, which makes it the better plant for a garden where children or pets might graze.
The six-row leaf arrangement isn't just a naming curiosity. Spiral phyllotaxy in dense succulents maximises light capture per unit of stem, one reason these plants can build so much mass on so little ground.
Source: Wikipedia — Sedum sexangulare | Useful Temperate Plants