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A pot of gold for me and the bees.


A pot of gold for me and the bees.

This is so cheerful and flowers from early till late in the year and no worries about watering.



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now that looks beautiful

30 Jun, 2011

 

Thank you Yorkshire. It is a great pot filler, evergreen and long flowering and needing little attention. We often think of this as a wild flower or weed but I love it. The bees do too. I can see at least three there. I also love the common names especially 'Welcome home husband though never so drunk'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedum_acre
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Sedum acre, commonly known as the Goldmoss Stonecrop, Goldmoss Sedum, Biting Stonecrop, Wallpepper, and the picturesque name Welcome home husband though never so drunk, is a perennial plant native to Europe, but also naturalised in North America. This plant grows as a creeping ground cover, often in dry sandy soil, but also in the cracks of masonry. It grows well in poor soils, sand, rock gardens, and rich garden soil, under a variety of light levels. However, it does not thrive in dense shade with limited water.

The leaves are simple, smooth-margined, and succulent. The flowers are yellow, Spring-blooming, in sprays held above the foliage. It spreads when allowed to do so, but is easily controlled, being shallow-rooted. It is used in hanging baskets and container gardens, as a trailing accent, in borders, or as groundcover.

30 Jun, 2011

 

thanks for all this info, just going to put it onto my favs so I can refer back to it,

1 Jul, 2011

 

You are welcome. i love to know about the plants I grow.

1 Jul, 2011



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