Re: Sedum "Autumn Joy" & others!
>Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 23:17:15 -0800
>To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
>From: Michael Barclay <opga@wenet.net>
>Subject: Re: Sedum "Autumn Joy"
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> Dear Planters, 1 August 1999
>
> 1) I have heard that Sedum spectabile of which 'Autumn Joy'
> was a famous cultival has been moved out of sedum to a new
> genus. Can anyone confirm and give us the name?
>
> 2) I understand S. telephium has stayed put. Confirmation?
>
> 3) WESTERN HILLS for years has insisted that S. s. 'Indian
> Chief' is identical to 'Autumn Joy'. Jaen Treesinger has insisted
> they are different cvs and that it is 'Indian Chief' which makes
> the wonderful color changes. Any responses?
>
> 4) There is a new list <<crassu@onelist.com>> devoted to the
> entire family of Crassulaceae-succulent, semi-succulent, etc.
> It is brand new. If this group of plants particularly interests
> you why not join!
>
> 5) Right now we are trying to assemble a list of all the genera
> still considered crassulaceae. Our focus will be on those hardy
> from Sunset Zones 14-24 as well as the arctic members, sempervivum,
> jovibarba, orostachys, etc.
>
> We'd love help in getting started and we'd like to assemble a repre-
> sentative collection of Hummel's bigeneric hybrids-xSedeveria 'Green
> Rose', Victor Reiter's cross of Sedum rubrotinctum x S. acre, etc.
which we so ver popular in the 1930's and 40's out of Paramount,
California.
>
> Has anyone in zones 16 or 17 successfully bloomed Sedum suaveolens?
> Describe its scent please.
>
> Michael D. Barclay
>
>
>
Michael Barclay, D.Lett. opga@wenet.net
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