Deeproot Plant Base Online - Rhodiola heterodonta

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botanical name:
Rhodiola heterodonta

synonyms: Sedum heterodontum, Sedum rosea var. heterodontum
family: Crassulaceae

characteristics: perennial
height: 0.40m width: 0.40m
growth rate:
growth habit:
leaf colour: grey-green
flower colour: red
main period of interest: Spring

growing conditions: full sun, dry soil, sandy soil
prefered soil pH: any
minimum temperature: °C
USDA zone: to

description:
Fleshy rhizomatous perennial with branching stems of ovate, shallowly toothed, grey-green leaves. Dense, rounded, terminal cymes of small star-shaped flowers in late spring and early summer. The flowers are yellow but appear dusky red or red-purple from the conspicuous male anthers. Female flowers have purple tipped carpels.

cultivation:
Moderately fertile, well drained soil in full sun.

usage:
Rock gardens or front of sunny borders.

other notes:
Native to Afganistan, Pamir Mountains and the western Himalayas.