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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Sedoides Sedum stonecrop is an evergreen species, which are decorated with large, white and very showy. It's a beautiful rock plant growing on rocks and in rock crevices, in areas of India, Pakistan and Kashmir, at altitudes from 2000 to 3500 m, where the environment with little competition from other plant species. It is strange that on this beautiful herb is so little information and those that I managed to on the Internet, are either austere botanical descriptions or if I may say familiarly completely "out of place." Let me give some pearls, for example, that the species is žlutokvětý or suitable for dry and sunny places. I therefore would like to bring its experience with growing, and with a variety of habitats in which I planted Sedum sedoides.

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Small, up to 5 mm long, conically elongated, linear leaves arranged spirally on the stems polovzpřímených, well floured silvery coating. This would give a brief description of a new cultivar of Sedum rupestre 'Nana'. If I had one word to express the impression from this plant, I can think of one. Gem. It is a beautiful miniatures, which at first glance its much whitish silvery color.

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Hylotephium pluricaule

Stonecrop originally from Siberia, the Amur region. It grows in parts of the mountains nezalesněných between small conifer, in the clefts of rocks, and steep cliffs on the coast. Distinctive, very succulent, entire leaves are densely crowded on short, upright stems. Throughout the vegetation are pearly pink to purple-gray color.

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Very often asked when is the best Alpine bet, especially the hardy sedum. With several years of detailed study of these succulent plants, their growth cycle and overwintering ability, I can say that now, at the end of summer, now is the best time for planting plants of the genus Sedum, Sedum, and Phedimus Petroseum. The question is, why now, why not spring? I can answer this question, I have to go back a few years back, until I started growing sedum.

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So we have finally spring. This winter was really for some types of sedum really challenging. To my surprise, there was a relatively large losses for common European species such as Sedum hispanicum minus, minus Aureum hispanicum Sedum, Sedum and Sedum dasyphyllum forsterianum. These kinds I almost died and left only the rich clumps of pieces, which again takes root.

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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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