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sedum
[ see-duhm ]
noun
- any fleshy plant belonging to the genus Sedum, of the stonecrop family, usually having small, overlapping leaves and yellow, white, or pink flowers.
Word History and Origins
Origin of sedum1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sedum1
Example Sentences
They mingle with puffy red and fuchsia dahlias and purple phlox, as well as hydrangeas, sedum and Creeping Jenny, a ground cover that doubles as paths for strolling.
Summer-blooming perennials, such as sedum, lavender, echinacea and other plants that don’t need very much summer water, carry interest on through the growing season.
Byron Jones, horticulturalist at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, grows a host of “unthirsty” botanical marvels in the Deserts and Baja Gardens, from sedum and cactuses to agaves and yuccas.
With the low-growing sedums, seek those that don’t bloom early — or a lot.
Autumn Joy sedum and speedwell, a purple flower that reminded me of a gnome’s hat, were still going strong.
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