Re: Sedum book

Karen,
I don't know of a book on Sedum, but I might be able to help with your shade
problem.  Sedum ternatum (Three-leaved Stonecrop) is a wonderful native that
actually prefers shade. This charming plant is only a couple of inches tall,
with tiny leaves and white flowers in May.  It makes a great evergreen ground
cover.  It is not invasive, but is easy to propagate because whirls of
foliage pinched off and simply laid on the ground will grow into new plants.  
It is native to most of the Eastern US, including Ohio, and I think it is one
of the very best natives for home landscapes.  It is definitely one of those
plants that more people should be growing.  

You can see a photo and geographical distribution at the Plants National
Database:

http://plants.usda.gov/plants/cgi_bin/topics.cgihttp://plants.usda.gov/plants/

cgi_bin/topics.cgi

It is available for purchase online at Missouri Wildflowers Nursery:

http://www.mowildflowers.net/

You can see another photo at:

http://www.mowildflowers.net/18.html

And perennial lister Gene Bush sells it on his website:

http://www.munchkinnursery.com/

Here is a link to Gene's picture:

http://www.munchkinnursery.com/catalog/browse?3fnpINQt;r-s;34

--Janis

In a message dated 6/21/01 11:02:28 PM Central Daylight Time,
perennials-owner@mallorn.com writes:


Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 15:04:13 -0400
From: Karen Butner <abtrlife@earthlink.net>


Does anyone know of a good book on Sedum. One of our local greenhouses
has several different varieties, mostly the low growing types, and I
went crazy and bought about six different ones. This is in addition to
the five kinds I have already. I have come to fall in love with sedums
and would like to learn more about them. Too bad I don't have a larger
"sun" garden (most of my yard/garden is in shade). I would like the book
to at least have an encyclopedic type section with pictures and info
such as size at maturity. Some of the ones I bought have no tags!

TIA
Karen
z5a, north central OH


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