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SEDUM - STONECROP

Stonecrops are succulent plants found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. They range in form from shrubs as tall as 3 feet to mat-forming groundcovers only 3-4 inches tall. Most species prefer full sun and well-drained soils. However, some species will tolerate partial shade. The following is a list of species that should grow well in the Big Bear Valley.

California Natives

S. lanceolatum	Sierra Nevada, flowers yellow, elevations to 9200'
S. laxum	NW CA, flowers white/pink, elevations to 6600'
S. niveum	San Bernardino Mountains, flowers white/pink, elevations to 9800'
S. obtusatum	Sierra Nevada, flowers white/yellow, elevations to 12100'
S. oreganum	NW CA, flowers yellow, elevations to 5900'
S. oregonense	NW CA, flowers yellow, elevations to 7200'
S. radiatum	Sierra Nevada, flowers yellow/white, elevations to 6900'
S. spathulifolium	San Bernardino Mountains, flowers yellow, elevations to 8200'
S. stenopetalum	San Bernardino Mountains, flowers yellow, elevations to 8500'

Non-natives

S. acre	Europe, N Africa, mat-forming to 4" tall, flowers yellow
S. aizoon	Asia, height to 16", flowers yellow
S. album	Eurasia, mat-forming to 16" tall, flowers white
S. borissovae	Asia, mat-forming to 4" tall, flowers yellow
S. cauticolum	Japan, groundcover to 6" tall, flowers pink
S. ewersii	Himalayas, groundcover to 12" tall, flowers purple-red
S. hidakanum	Siberia, height to 6", flowers purple-red
S. kamtschaticum	Japan, height to 4", flowers yellow
S. kirilowii	Asia, height to 3', flowers yellow-green
S. praealtum	Mexico, height to 2', flowers yellow
S. roseum	Eurasia, height to 30", flowers greenish-yellow
S. rupestre	S Europe, height to 15", flowers yellow
S. sieboldii	Japan, groundcover to 4" tall, flowers pink
S. spectabile	China, Korea, height to 27", flowers pink
S. spurium	SW Asia, height to 6", flowers purple-red
S. telephium	Asia, height to 2', flowers purple-red

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