Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Tree
Origin
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Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia
Types
Stonecrop
Mareer, Manjak
Number of Varieties
1515
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40000
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Habitat
Cliffs, Open areas, sand dunes, Slopes, Terrestrial
Saline Soils, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-1510-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-10
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm760.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm670.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Pink
White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Light Green, Chocolate
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cylindrical
Oval
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Drought Tolerant, Keep the Soil well drained, Needs less watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Mealy bugs, Slugs, Vine weevils
Root rot, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought and Salt
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Skin irritation
Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
-
Making cosmetics, used as a dye
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Absorbs greenhouse gases, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Heals minor burns, Hypotensive, Laxative, Vermifuge, Vulnerary, Wounds
Acne, Aging, Hair Loss
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Container, Employed in herbal medicine, used for making roof trusses, poles, joists, piles, useful as a ground cover
Making Shampoo, Showy Purposes, Used as Biofuel, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
Sedum acre
CORDIA subcordata
Common Name
goldmoss stonecrop
Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet
In Hindi
Sedum acre
Cordia subcordata
In German
Scharfer Mauerpfeffer
Cordia subcordata
In French
Orpin âcre
Cordia subcordata
In Spanish
Sedum acre
Cordia subcordata
In Greek
Sedum acre
Cordia subcordata
In Portuguese
Sedum acre
Cordia subcordata
In Polish
Rozchodnik ostry
Cordia subcordata
In Latin
Sedum acre
Cordia subcordata
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Lamiales
Family
Crassulaceae
Boraginaceae
Genus
Sedum
Cordia
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Sedeae
-
Subfamily
Sedoideae
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Number of Species
551
1
27800
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