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Plant Profile: Sedum album

Taxonomy: Sedum album

Names

Hardy Baby Tears, Stonecrop, White Stonecrop

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Phonetic Spelling:SEE-dum AL-bum

Genus:Sedum

Species:album

Family:Crassulaceae

Space plants 12 to 18 inches apart; they spread through creeping, low-growing stems and have the potential to become invasive.

Suggested Plant Species for Green Roofs in the Triangle Area

This plant is toxic if ingested. The young, tender stems and leaves can be consumed raw, but once they mature and before flowering, they can be cooked for a short time.

It thrives in forests and natural habitats as a native species. Additionally, it is commonly used as a houseplant or in interior landscaping, as well as a herbaceous perennial in outdoor settings.

Sedum album Feature Summary

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Tags

#evergreen
#fall color
#poisonous
#succulent
#green roof
#playground
#herb garden
#cpp
#children's garden
#pollinator plant
#bird friendly
#non-toxic for dogs
#non-toxic for cats

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Sedum album Feature Summary

Leaves
Stalkless, fleshy, flat or rounded leaves. Reddish tinge in winter
Green
Gold/Yellow
Poisonous to Humans
Unknown, but possibly gastrointestinal symptoms.
Alkaloids sedine, sedamine and others
Seeds
Leaves
Sap/Juice
Flowers
Roots
Attributes
Perennial
Attracts Pollinators
Textural
Attractive Flowers
Whole Plant Traits
Poisonous
Ground Cover
Spreading
Prostrate
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Good Drainage
Very Dry
4a
4b
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
9a
9b
Fruit
Flowers
Pink
Purple/Lavender
White
Gold/Yellow
Red/Burgundy
Orange
Spring
Summer
4-5 petals/rays
Landscape
Pollinator Garden
Children's Garden
Recreational Play Area
Pollinators
Songbirds

Sedum album Leaves

Sedum album: Leaf Description

Stalkless, fleshy, flat or rounded leaves. Reddish tinge in winter

Sedum album: Leaf Color

spa
Gold/Yellow
spa
Green

Sedum album: Leaf Arrangement

Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled

Sedum album: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Sedum album Poisonous to Humans

Sedum album: Poison Symptoms

Unknown, but possibly gastrointestinal symptoms.

Sedum album: Poison Toxic Principle

Alkaloids sedine, sedamine and others

Sedum album: Poison Severity

High
Low
Medium

Sedum album: Causes Contact Dermatitis

No
Yes

Sedum album: Poison Part

Bark
Flowers
Fruits
Leaves
Roots
Sap/Juice
Seeds
Stems

Sedum album Attributes

Sedum album: Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Sedum album: Play Value

Attractive Flowers
Attracts Pollinators
Buffer
Colorful
Defines Paths
Easy to Grow
Edible fruit
Fragrance
Pieces Used in Games
Screening
Shade
Sound
Textural
Wildlife Cover/Habitat
Wildlife Food Source
Wildlife Larval Host
Wildlife Nesting
Wind Break
Wind Shimmer

Sedum album Whole Plant Traits

Sedum album: Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Sedum album: Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Sedum album: Growth Rate

Slow
Medium
Rapid

Sedum album: Texture

Fine
Medium
Coarse

Sedum album Cultural Conditions

Sedum album: Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Sedum album: Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Sedum album: Available Space To Plant

12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet

Sedum album: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
4a
thermostat
4b
thermostat
5a
thermostat
5b
thermostat
6a
thermostat
6b
thermostat
7a
thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
8b
thermostat
9a
thermostat
9b

Sedum album Fruit

Sedum album: Fruit Type

Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua

Sedum album Flowers

Sedum album: Flower Color

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Gold/Yellow
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Orange
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Pink
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Purple/Lavender
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Red/Burgundy
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White

Sedum album: Flower Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Sedum album: Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Sedum album: Flower Petals

2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals

Sedum album Stem

Sedum album: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Sedum album Landscape

Sedum album: Landscape Theme

Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden

Sedum album: Landscape Location

Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland

Sedum album: Attracts

Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees

Sedum album: Problems

Allelopathic
Contact Dermatitis
Frequent Disease Problems
Frequent Insect Problems
Invasive Species
Malodorous
Messy
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Children
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Short-lived
Spines/Thorns
Weak Wood
Weedy