Sedum nussbaumerianum
Sedum nussbaumerianum, the coppertone sedum, is a species of succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae native to Mexico. It has become naturalized in Italy and the Canary Islands.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Sedum |
| Species: | S. nussbaumerianum |
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| Sedum nussbaumerianum Bitter | |
Growing
This species grows up to 20 cm tall and has small star-shaped white flowers. It is hardy in USDA zone 9 and southward. Grow this plant in dry through moist soil in part through full sun, in places such as rock gardens. Propagate this plant from cuttings, leaves, and seeds.
"This plant was first discovered by Carl Albert Purpus at a sulfur spring in a ravine at Zacualpan in Veracruz, Mexico in 1906 or 1907 but was later described in 1923 by the German botanist Bitter who named it for Ernst Nussbaumer, the head gardener at the Bremen Botanic Garden in Germany."[1]
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References
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