Description
It has striking grey-green coloured, fleshy spoon-shaped leaves growing in a rosette on a stem. It is a popular groundcover plant in rockeries and water-wise gardens.
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It is a hairless, rosette-forming succulent. The rosettes are up to 5 inches (12.5 cm) in diameter and grow at the tips of ever-lengthening, hanging stems, creating a low spreading colony up to 6 inches (15 cm) tall. The leaves are succulent, lanceolate, glaucous and up to 3 inches (7.5 cm) long.
Those grown in partial shade tend to be blue-grey. In full sun they are pinkish grey. During the winter the leaves take a brownish-purple tinge. The flowers are star shaped, yellow, up to 0.8 inches (2 cm) in diameter and are borne on stems up to 6 inches (15 cm) long with 2 to 6 branches, each with 3 to 14 flowePlant Specifications
Plant Height | 6 inch (15 cm) |
Plant Spread | 4 inch (10 cm) |
Common Name | Sedum weinbergii, Mother-of-pearl-plant and Ghost plant. |
Maximum Reachable Height | 6 inches |
Flower Colour | Yellow |
Bloom Time | Summer |
Difficulty Level | Easy to grow |
Planting and care
Graptosedum species care
This plant can be grown from leaf cuttings. Pull a leaf from the main stem, leave it to dry for a day, then place it on the surface of the growing medium. The growing medium should be light and well drained, you can use a mixture of soil, sand and compost. The leaf will form roots and eventually, a small rosette will appear at the base. It requires minimum 10 degrees C temperature and partial sun to form roots and new growth. Remove and pot up the new plant when well rooted. Water the new plant regularly.
Sunlight | Full sun to partial shade, at least 4 to 6 hours of sunlight per day. |
Watering | Moderately |
Soil | Well drained soil. |
Temperature | 22 to 35 degrees C |
Fertilizer | Apply any organic fertilizer in spring. |
Graptosedum species uses
Ornamental Use:
- This plant with its pale blue-green leaves can be used as contrasting foliage in succulent plantings, cactus gardens or xeriscape plantings
- It is also pretty used as edging for dry borders and in rock gardens
- It can be kept in pots too, provided the soil drains well