This is one of my favorite rock garden plants, Sedum ellacombianum (now a Phedimus- guess I need to sort out what the new genera mean). I've had some of it in my rock garden since the very beginning, although recently a friend, Deb, gave me more of it.
It mounds up nicely so it's not invisible and the leaves have a nice greenish-yellow color. When it blooms it's covered with bright yellow clusters of flowers. It consistently looks good throughout the season. I do try to deadhead it when it's finished blooming, but that's not too hard since the flowers are clustered.
The other one that's in full bloom has two different looks. I'd been misidentifying it for years because the leaves usually turn deep red in the sun. So I thought it was 'Pork and Beans.' But last year, I wised up to the white flowers. It's Sedum album- album means white. And I think 'Pork and Beans' is larger. You can see the nice contrast between it and the S. ellacombianus side by side.
However, in shade, or occasionally even in sun, the leaves stay green. This is the same plant.
This little creeper is now everywhere in my gardens and yard. And it all came from one small pot long ago.
In other news, I managed to get outside for a few minutes this morning before the heat started blasting. Then I edited and all that stuff. Started a nasty project in the basement this afternoon. I've been saving it for this week because it's cooler down there than upstairs. Got it to the first stage and made a store run for parts, and then stopped for groceries too. I need cold pop and ice cream to get through this week. Open windows and fans are my friends.
Maybe I'll try another short round outside this evening. There are plants that need to go in the ground.
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The second and third picture look so different from each other except for the white flower. Kind of like it got a sunburn in the first picture of it.
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