Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants
Shrub
Origin
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North America, Western United States, Canada
Types
Stonecrop
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Number of Varieties
151
0
40000
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Habitat
Cliffs, Open areas, sand dunes, Slopes, Terrestrial
Along Railroads, Gravels, Roadsides, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-154-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm12.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm12.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Pink
Yellow green, Chartreuse
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cylindrical
Cone shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Drought Tolerant, Keep the Soil well drained, Needs less watering
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Sand
Dry, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Mealy bugs, Slugs, Vine weevils
Mealybugs, Nematodes, White grubs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
-
Allergy
Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Bonsai, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Heals minor burns, Hypotensive, Laxative, Vermifuge, Vulnerary, Wounds
Digestive disorders
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Container, Employed in herbal medicine, used for making roof trusses, poles, joists, piles, useful as a ground cover
Added to salads, Used in making tea
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Flower borders, Landscape
Botanical Name
Sedum acre
Matricaria discoidea
Common Name
goldmoss stonecrop
Pineapple Weed, Ray-less Dogfennel, disc mayweed, wild chamomile
In Hindi
Sedum acre
Pineapple Weed
In German
Scharfer Mauerpfeffer
Strahlenlose Kamille
In French
Orpin âcre
Matricaire odorante
In Spanish
Sedum acre
Pineapple Weed
In Greek
Sedum acre
ξύλο ανανά
In Portuguese
Sedum acre
Pineapple Weed
In Polish
Rozchodnik ostry
Rumianek bezpromieniowy
In Latin
Sedum acre
Pineapple Weed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Asterales
Family
Crassulaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Sedum
Matricaria
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Sedeae
Anthemideae
Subfamily
Sedoideae
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Number of Species
551
1
27800
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