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Penthorum sedoides - Ditch Stonecrop
Penthorum sedoides - Ditch Stonecrop
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Sizes available: Landscape plug, 6.00 each or 10 for 48.00, mix and match okay
Basics: zones 2-9, part shade to full sun, 2' x 12-18", small, pale yellow-green to white flowers bloom during the summer along an unusual branching structure reminiscent of octopus arms, these turn burnished red-orange as the seeds mature, likes wet to medium-wet soils.
Common names: Ditch Stonecrop, Star Fruit, Virginia Stonecrop
Family: Crassulaceae (Penthoraceae)
Origin/Distribution: Currently found in 39 states, its native range is Manitoba east to New Brunswick, south to Florida, west to Texas and up to North Dakota. Penthorum sedoides has established itself, but is not native in the western U.S., in cranberry bogs in particular. This plant is native to Maine.
Habitat: damp ditches and shorelines, marshes, fens, beaver ponds, floodplain, low spots
More: Has been used medicinally; will spread by rhizome if happy. The leaves can be eaten as a potherb. More information coming soon!
Source: landscape plugs from Pizzo Native Nursery, grown on at Honey Petal Plants
Image credits: Jelitto Staudensamen GmbH; Wikimedia Commons
