Currently our market offers several cultivars Phedimus Spurius (Sedum spurium), which are very popular for their distinctive coloration of leaves or flowers, low-growing and resistance leader of our winter conditions. These varieties, unlike the type species Phedimus Spurius not strongly expansive growth and are suitable for growing plants in the rockery or stone trough.

The type species has a pinkish purple flowers and green leaves.

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Privately I sedum divided into three groups, spring, summer and autumn. In all this time of year are species that are coloring their flowers or vynímečné and stronger than usual. The group is definitely autumn stonecrop family Phedimus. Plants ranging from Russia to the Far East. Typical stems are procumbent, elongated leaves kopisťovité zoubkovitou or serrated blade. Plants bloom in the first half of summer and flowers by species in colors from white through yellow to purplish red. This is a very hardy plants, which makes problems in our winter conditions.

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Phedimus obtusifolius

The Turkish Anatolia stonecrop grows beautiful species, which is the true ornament of every garden, Sedum obtusifolium. Růžovokvětý, one might say polokeřík in bloom, which is unusual not only appearance but also a form of growth. In the fall, the group creates a flat rosettes přimknutých close to the ground. After wintering in the spring begin to stem, sessile rosettes begin to gradually stretch and long stems grow to 10 křižmo protistojně structured, almost rounded, curved spoon flat sheets. At the top of the stem creates a terminal inflorescence with short branches. On these gradually from whitish purple buds open bright pink flowers with white petals at the base and the upper two-thirds in transition to pink.

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Phedimus ellacombianus

Sedum is a conspicuous ellacombianum and unique species originating from the Japanese island of Hokkaido and Korea. Characteristic for this plant are pea-green leaves that change to shades of red or in the sunny habitat. The plant forms dense stands kopečkovitého stretched shape, growing to a height of 10 cm. They are embedded in the summer with plenty of striking yellow flowers. Fruits at ripening gradually change color from orange to rusty red. Although the plant is unmistakable appearance, is quite often confused with procumbent forms Sedum kamtschaticum and offered under the wrong name as a cultivar of Sedum kamtschatikum 'Elacombianum', or Sedum ssp kamtschatikum ellacombianum

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Phedimus sichotensis

Sedum is a rare type of sichotense coming from areas in Eastern Ukraine. The plant is small, upright growth, reaching only up to a height of 10 cm. Sedum sichotense is often mistaken for small forms of Sedum kamtschaticum. Resolution of both species is almost impossible unless you have a side by side to compare plants. Sedum sichotense has purple stems and leaves slightly erect. When comparing the flowers are slight differences, which has more Sedum sichotense triangular petals.

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When I started studying the genus Sedum in more detail, I realized that it is not easy to orient you in some very similar species. Such is certainly phedimusy. Not only that this group is relatively difficult for beginning farmers, the "confusion" in recent years podprorují and breeders are still new cultivars. So, how do I accumulate different types in the collection, I had the opportunity to compare the plants themselves. On this basis, I have created a key that helped me in the initial orientation between species.

The key to determining the type Phedimus