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Details:
  • Date Photo Taken

    06 / 10 / 2012

  • Season Photo Was Taken

    Summer

  • Region Photo Was Taken

    Northeast

  • City

    Rockport

  • State

    Massachusetts

  • Posted by

    t4crafton

Notes:

I saw this growing in someome’s yard among large rocks while visiting Rockport, Mass. I sopke with the owner and he said they planted it so it is not growing wild. He could not remember the name. He said it has bright yellow flowers all summer long. What is it?

Comments

  • Donna Unregistered says:

    If it’s hardy in zone 5, wouldn’t it be hardy in Atlanta (zone 7) too? Zone 7 is warmer than zone 5.

    July 6th, 2012 at 11:28pm

  • Bobby Master Identifier says:

    t4crafton, apparently Sedum ellacombianum or Yellow stoncrop is a subspecies of Russian sedum, Sedum kamtschaticum or Orange sedum. They look identical to me but Sedum kamtschaticum will grow in the Atlanta area. Check this link from the UGA field trials http://ugatrial.hort.uga.edu/index.cfm?fuseaction=plants.plantDetail&plant_id=15889

    July 1st, 2012 at 6:08pm

  • t4crafton Registered says:

    Thanks Bobby. Looks like it won’t grow here in ATL since it is only hardy to zone 5. I appreciate your help.

    July 1st, 2012 at 7:47am

  • Bobby Master Identifier says:

    Looks like a variety of stonecrop: Sedum ellacombianum. http://www.greenroofplants.com/catalog/plant-catalog/viewplant/?plantid=628

    June 30th, 2012 at 3:08pm

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