Sedum nussbaumerianum

Sedum nussbaumerianum,[1] synonym Sedum adolphi,[2] the coppertone stonecrop,[3] is a species of succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae native to Mexico.[3] It has become naturalized in Sicily and the Canary Islands.[4]

Sedum nussbaumerianum
Sedum nussbaumerianum at the Marsh Botanical Garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Sedum
Species:
S. nussbaumerianum
Binomial name
Sedum nussbaumerianum
Bitter
Synonyms
  • Sedum adolphi Raym.-Hamet

Growing

This species grows up to 20 cm tall and has small star-shaped white flowers.[3] It is hardy in USDA zone 9 and southward.[5] Grow this plant in well drained moist soil and place in full sun, in places such as rock gardens.[5] Propagate this plant from its cuttings, leaves, and seeds.[3]

"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."[4]

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References

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  1. "Sedum nussbaumerianum Bitter". World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. Catalog of Life. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  2. "Sedum adolphi Raym.-Hamet". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  3. "Sedum nussbaumerianum - Hortipedia". En.hortipedia.com. 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  4. "Sedum nussbaumerianum at San Marcos Growers". Smgrowers.com. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  5. "Sedum nussbaumerianum - Coppertone Stonecrop". World of Succulents. 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  6. "Coppertone - Sedum nussbaumerianum". Proven Winners. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  7. "Sedum nussbaumerianum". Grow Me Instead. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  8. "Nussbaumer's Sedum Sedum nussbaumerianum". Davesgarden.com. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  9. "Sedum nussbaumerianum | /RHS Gardening". Rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
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