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Alpine plant ID help?

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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Small update for this plant (since @Fire asked for updates). It's still alive and seems to be doing well however it didn't flower in spring like I hoped. After a bit more research I've found a good reference in a book called 'The plant lovers guide to sedums'. The book tells me that the plants comes from high altitude in Afganistan and doesn't quite fit the sedum model as it prefers slightly damper conditions with cool roots in well drained soil. It will tolerate drought but prefers irrigation and part shade in hot, dry weather like we're having now. It has also been reclassed as rhodiola pachyclados rather than sedum pachyclados (if you're into that kind of thing). I've taken a bunch of cuttings and divisions to try some different growing conditions to try and get it to flower.

    I thought I'd take a pic next to the primula again so you can see how closely they resemble each other. They actually come from similar mountainous habitats but the primula is from California. Apart from the leaf colour and the obvious primula flower you'd swear they were the same plant.





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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Thanks for that. I had no idea a sedum would flower like that.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    The one on the left is the sedum, the one on the right with the pink flower is the primula.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • ERICS MUMERICS MUM Posts: 627
    I’m amazed at the flower on the primula - I was certain that the plant was London Pride !
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    I'll take a photo next to some LP so you can see the difference. It's a very confusing group of plants. 
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    ERICS MUM said:
    I’m amazed at the flower on the primula - I was certain that the plant was London Pride !
    Here you go. Sedum on the left, london pride saxifrage in the middle and primula on the right.


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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    edited April 2019
    I've finally managed to get this plant to flower :)  Not a very impressive display but I'm pleased nonetheless. Lots of new growth coming on this year too so I'm hoping to get it potted on into a wide dish to spread out a bit. Having lost the head gardener to babysitting duties though I am a bit behind on my potting on this year :#


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  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    Rather nice Sedum pachyclados that is.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Thanks. It's one of my favourite plants. I've taken loads of cuttings to spread it around a bit this year. The London Pride's look a hammering from vine weevils over the winter so I'm worried this one will go the same way if I don't have plenty of backup plants.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    Take care of that London Pride @wild edges its becoming rare. Have been looking for some all spring and no GC or small plants man is stocking it. While talking to one of the plants men he said it has gone out of fashion and no one was keeping it these days, so look after it.🙂
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