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5th Aug 2011, Little Langdale, Cumbria. | Photo: © RWD |
The tallest UK Stonecrop, reaching 60cm high, in particular taller than Ice-Plant. The heads are also narrower but more rounded than the broader flatter flower-heads of Ice-Plant. In a garden. |
10th Aug 2012, Lathkill Dale, Derbyshire. | Photo: © RWD |
The only specimen in the upper valley and apparently growing wild, but right beside the main path... |
10th Aug 2012, Lathkill Dale, Derbyshire. | Photo: © RWD |
Of the pink Stonecrops, this is the most frequently naturally occurring. Leaves alternate (un-like the garden escapee Ice-Plant aka Butterfly Stonecrop (Sedum spectabile) which has opposite leaves) |
10th Aug 2012, Lathkill Dale, Derbyshire. | Photo: © RWD |
Leaves on all sides of the single stem. |
10th Aug 2012, Lathkill Dale, Derbyshire. | Photo: © RWD |
Flowers clustered together in a sort of umbel. Un-opened flower buds pink. Stems thick, succulent, pale green and reddening. |
10th Aug 2012, Lathkill Dale, Derbyshire. | Photo: © RWD |
Flowers pink to red and nominally with five petals (although one with four can be found in the centre). |
10th Aug 2012, Lathkill Dale, Derbyshire. | Photo: © RWD |
Leaves sessile (without stalks) in ssp. telephium. |
10th Aug 2012, Lathkill Dale, Derbyshire. | Photo: © RWD |
Ten pink/reddish stamens with red anthers turning fawn. At between 3mm and 5mm it has smaller petals than does Ice-Plant aka Butterfly Stonecrop which are between 5.5 to 8mm across. |
10th Aug 2012, Lathkill Dale, Derbyshire. | Photo: © RWD |
Flowers are bisexual, with 5-pointed reddish structure in centre. |
10th Aug 2012, Lathkill Dale, Derbyshire. | Photo: © RWD |
Un-opened flower buds 5-sided and pink rather than red. |
10th Aug 2012, Lathkill Dale, Derbyshire. | Photo: © RWD |
Leaves narrower than those of Ice-Plant aka Butterfly Stonecrop. |
10th Aug 2012, Lathkill Dale, Derbyshire. | Photo: © RWD |
Leaves serrately toothed (rather than the creanate (convex) teeth of Ice-Plant aka Butterfly Stonecrop. |
Easily mis-identified as : Ice-Plant (aka Butterfly Stonecrop)
Hybridizes with : Butterfly Stonecrop (aka Ice-Plant) [Sedum spectabile] to produce Sedum 'Herbstfreude' aka
Some similarities to : Roseroot another sedum with similar leaves but with larger and yellow not red flowers. Slight resemblance to : Caucasian Stonecrop (Sedum spurium) in that it also has red flowers of similar size. No relation to : Ground Pine (Ajuga chamaepitys) [a plant with similar name but in a different family]. You are much more likely to find this growing in or near a garden than growing in the wild, but it does sometimes, usually as escapes.
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