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Weird plant identification

Earl.youngEarl.young Posts: 8
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I found this as a tiny thing growing in one of my pots at the end of last summer. Being curious I potted it on and voila a strange plant appeared. 
Anybody any idea what it is?
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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Petrosedum reflexum/rupestre or one of the many cultivated forms of that. A great plant to grow in pots along with herbs and trees. They throw up tall spikes of yellow flowers in the summer which are loved by the bees. I chuck cuttings all over the place to fill in awkward gaps or to add interest to pots.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • BrexiteerBrexiteer Posts: 955
    Blimey wild is their anything you don't know ☺
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    I have a bit of a thing for sedums :blush:
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • BrexiteerBrexiteer Posts: 955
    wild edges said:
    I have a bit of a thing for sedums :blush:
    They are lovely plants
  • Earl.youngEarl.young Posts: 8
    Thanks for the info. At least can plan to use it suitable situation. 
  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
    Earl.young thinks Sedums are weird ?.......google Pseudolithos ; now that's weird! :)
  • Earl.youngEarl.young Posts: 8
    But I’m not likely to find one of those self seeded in my garden in Belfast. 
  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
    Not a chance ! :)
  • InglezinhoInglezinho Posts: 568
    It's more likely it grew from a leaf cutting. They break off very easily. Keep it confined to a pot if you're worried about it becoming a weed. Don't expect a show-stopper though.
    Everyone likes butterflies. Nobody likes caterpillars.
  • Earl.youngEarl.young Posts: 8
    I suspect it was introduced into the garden by a passing bird. I’ve never seen another one growing in my area. That why I thought it looked weird. 
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