Sedum “Weihenstephaner Gold”

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• • FR: Sedum, une succulente résistante

  • ENG: Sempergreen, caring for your Sedum

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Officially, the cultivar is named after an agricultual college in Germany.

However!

There is another tale that says that it was named after a German beer that has the same color as the flowers of this Sedum. Either way, all roads here lead to Germany.

🌸 Floral Morphology: Sedum kamtchaticum var floriferum “Weihenstephaner Gold”

This variety of sedum stands out for its bright golden-yellow star-shaped flowers, grouped in dense umbels at the tips of the stems.

Blooming from late spring through late summer, it creates a brilliant, pollinator-friendly carpet highly attractive to bees and other insects.

The oval to spatulate leaves, slightly toothed, form a dense, ground-hugging mat that stays ornamental even outside the flowering period.

The combination of its vivid green foliage (which takes on bronze tones in autumn) and its golden blooms makes it an excellent choice for borders, rock gardens, and dry beds.

🧬 Reproductive Biology

Pollination is primarily entomophilous, attracting bees and other small insects. Sedum propagates easily through leaf cuttings or stem offsets, allowing rapid vegetative reproduction.

Seeds are produced in small capsules but vegetative propagation is far more common in cultivation.

The plant exhibits Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM), opening stomata at night to conserve water while allowing photosynthesis during the day.

🦋 Ecology & Cultivation

Sedum thrive in well-drained, sandy or rocky soils under full sun, although it tolerates light shade.

It is drought-tolerant, frost-sensitive, and well-suited for rock gardens, containers, or as ground cover.

The plant is low-maintenance, requires minimal watering, and benefits from occasional pruning to remove damaged or overgrown stems.

Its vibrant leaf colors and compact growth habit make it popular for ornamental gardening and succulent collections.

Other names:

Orange Stonecrop

Orpin Russe

Orpin Jaune

Origin:

Kamtchatka, Siberia