Recently purchased a Sedum without a label. It is growing nicely and now in full bloom. I have tentatively identified it as Sedum spurium ‘Tricolor’. Can you confirm (or suggest a different ID)? Thanks!
Thanks for that prompt answer, @Berghill This plant seems to have a number of synonyms: Sedum spurium ‘Tricolor’, Phedimus spurius ‘Variegatum’, Sedum spurius ‘Variegatum’.
According to 'The plant lover's guide to sedums' phedimus spurius 'tricolour' doesn't always have pink bits. It does caution that the plant will try to revert back to green if you don't prune the green shoots off. Late spring frosts can cause greater reversion so the winter we had this year is probably causing your reduced pinkness. Mine was in the greenhouse all winter and is a vivid red on the edges at the moment so there might be something to that.
It also suggests there are similar cultivars such as 'fools gold' and one that has yellow flowers. I think I've got the yellow flower one somewhere actually. Very nice plant.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Actually my specimens have recently grown a few green shoots, I'll prune them off. I rather like the foliage and its pink flowers, a welcome contrast to the bright yellow of Sedum rupestre 'Angelina' next to it (visible on first pic).
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