Common name:
Reflexed stonecrop
Family:
Scientific name:
Sedum reflexum
Synonym:
Sedum rupestre
Main flower color:
Range:
England, Wales and parts of Scotland; an introduced species, from Europe
Height:
Up to 30 cm
Habitat:
Walls, rocky places
Flowers:
Seven narrow yellow petals, and 14 stamens, with green filaments and small yellow anthers; in flat-topped clusters on relatively tall, reddish stalks, lined with lighter-coloured, ovate bracts
Leaves:
Up to 20 mm long; linear, pointed-tipped, cylindrical in cross-section, closely-spaced, on relatively short, prostrate stalks
Season:
June to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
