#sedum

Tasteless stonecrop

f. Crassulaceae

An example of a large modern partial sun backyard gravel landscaping in summer.

This is golden sedum. I highly recommend it because it's soft, robust, and if you pet it, it flings confetti everywhere.

Sedum allantoides

Mexico has many species of Sedum with very succulent leaves, and Sedum allantoides, from northern Oaxaca, is a fine example. The pale blue-green leaves look like fat little fingers. The flowers are white and star-like, and usually they have 5 petals - but one of those pictured is anomalous and has only 4 petals. Sedums belong to the Crassulaceae, or Stonecrop Family.

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