Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Flowering Plants
Origin
Central Asia
Tropical Asia
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
6000
0
40000
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Habitat
Barren waste areas, Dry areas, meadows, Roadsides, Sandy stream banks
Rocky Mountains, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-98-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
-
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm40.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Ivory
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Sea Green, Blue Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Sea Green, Blue Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Sea Green, Blue Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Sea Green, Blue Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblique base
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Early Spring, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Moist, Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Bedding, Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Stem Planting
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Moist, Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees
-
Allergy
Irritation to stomach, Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
Reduce Bruises
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Hypotensive, Laxative, Vitamin C
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, useful as a ground cover
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Vegetable
Botanical Name
Sedum acre
Abelmoschus manihot
Common Name
Stonecrop
Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele
In Hindi
Stonecrop
aibika
In German
Stonecrop
Maniok-Bisameibisch
In French
Orpin
L'Aibika
In Spanish
uva de gato
Aibika
In Greek
Stonecrop
aibika
In Portuguese
Stonecrop
Aibika
In Polish
rozchodnika
aibika
In Latin
Sedum
aibika
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Malvales
Family
Crassulaceae
Malvaceae
Genus
Sedum
Abelmoschus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
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Tribe
Sedeae
-
Subfamily
Sedoideae
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Number of Species
60015
1
27800
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