Siebold sedum plant

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Siebold sedum plant
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Siebold stonecrop ( Hylotelephium Sieboldii )

Systematics
Order : Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family : Thick-leaf family (Crassulaceae)
Subfamily : Sempervivoideae
Tribe : Telephieae
Genre : Hylotelephium
Type : Siebold sedum plant
Scientific name
Hylotelephium Sieboldii
( Sweet ex Hook. ) H. Ohba

The Siebold stonecrop ( Hylotelephium Sieboldii (Sweet ex Hook.) H. Ohba , Syn . : Sedum Sieboldii Sweet ex Hook. ), Sometimes also called Theresienkraut , is a species of the genus Hylotelephium . The specific epithet Sieboldii honors the German doctor, natural scientist and orientalist Philipp Franz von Siebold . 3 varieties have been described.

features

The Siebold stonecrop is a perennial plant that reaches heights of 15 to 20 centimeters. It forms a rhizome . The stem is bent down and not rooted. The leaves are arranged in 3 (4) -fold whorls, roundish with a wedge-shaped base, blue-green in color with a red, little toothed edge and measure 1.3 to 2.5 × 1.3 to 2 centimeters. The crown is pink.

Flowering time is from September to October.

The species has chromosome number 2n = 50.

Occurrence

The Siebold sedum occurs in China and Japan on rocky corridors.

Siebold stonecrop ( Hylotelephium Sieboldii )

Systematics

One can distinguish at least two varieties:

  • Hylotelephium Sieboldii var. Sieboldii : It occurs only in Japan.
  • Hylotelephium Sieboldii var. Chinense H. Ohba : It occurs in southwestern Hubei .

use

The Siebold sedum plant is widely used as an ornamental plant in rock gardens , alpine houses and traffic lights. It has been in culture since 1836 at the latest. The cultivar 'Mediovariegatum' has leaves with a yellowish white central point.

literature

  • Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 211.
  2. ↑ Jaakko Jalas, Juha Suominen, Raino Lampinen, Arto Kurtto: Atlas florae europaeae . Volume 12 (Resedaceae to Platanaceae). Helsinki 1999, ISBN 951-9108-12-2 , p. 76.
  3. ↑ a b Kunjun Fu, Hideaki Ohba & Michael G. Gilbert: Crassulaceae Candolle. In: Flora of China, vol. 8, Crassulaceae. Hylotelephium

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