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Names and Synonyms:Sedum nussbaumerianum
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Common Names:Nussbaumer's Sedum, Coppertone Stonecrop
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Family:Crassulaceae
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Origin:Zacuapan in Vera Cruz, Mexico
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Size Label:1 Gallon
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Height:6-8"
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Width:1-2'
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Cold Tolerance:25 to 30°F; -3.9 to -1.1°C
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Heat Tolerance:Very high heat tolerance
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Light Requirement:Full sun on the coast, light shade inland. Suitable for indoors in a bright indoor location.
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Water needs:Drought tolerant but needs occasional irrigation in warm dry climates and during summer months.
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Maintenance:Plant can become leggy with age. Easily solved by cutting back stems and replanting them to fill in open areas.
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Uses:This plant makes an interestingly colored small-scale ground cover which is nice in xeriscape and rock gardens provided the soil is well draining. It also does well in hanging baskets and draping over walls and in containers; even under planting large succulents in bigger containers.
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Propagation:Sedum nussbaumerianum is easily propagated by cuttings or can be grown from seed.
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Problems:None
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Special notes:This is a low growing sedum with decumbent, reddish-brown glabrous stems that carry elongating 3-inch wide rosettes of yellow-green-to-orange thick, pointed leaves. In late winter to spring, it blooms with somewhat fragrant white star-shaped flowers in a flat topped umbel. Sedum nussbaumerianum has a unique leaf color among sedums which is best with some sun and with little water.
