Sedum palmeri 'Mendoza'
Mendoza Palmer's Stonecrop
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available SedumItem #: 5727
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 8" tall
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
In 2002, we stopped for lunch at a 7,500' elevation ski lodge in Argentina's Mendoza province just before reaching the base of Mt. Aconcagua. Growing in one of the flower beds was an unusual form of the Mexican Sedum palmeri that seemed to be a tetraploid. After 10 years of growing this sedum in our home garden, it's time to share, although we still don't know how a northern Mexican sedum made its way to Argentina. In 10 years, Sedum palmeri 'Mendoza' has made a compact 8" tall x 18" wide clump of fleshy glaucous-green rosettes in our bermed rock garden. In very early spring the rosettes are topped by short, arching spikes of bright yellow flowers. During the winter, the rosettes take on a lovely red hue.


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Other Attributes
Genus: Sedum
Flower Color: Yellow/Gold
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Spring
Container Role: Fillers
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