Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of polypetalous plants, of the order Ficoideæ and tribe Mollugineæ.

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Examples

  • The star shown above is Sedum telephium ‘Matrona’, whose purplish stems and flower heads set it apart from other sedums in its family.

    The Six Degrees Of Favorite Plants-SL Blogathon « Fairegarden 2009

  • In my childhood I thought that they were the ugliest plants in my mothers garden and I tried to destoy them shame on me But after my mother died I bought one tiny plant Sedum telephium at the fall sale.

    Succulents-The Sedums « Fairegarden 2008

  • German nurseryman and sedum breeder Georg Arends crossed S. spectabile and S. telephium to produce S.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Erle Nickel 2010

  • German nurseryman and sedum breeder Georg Arends crossed S. spectabile and S. telephium to produce S.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Erle Nickel 2010

  • German nurseryman and sedum breeder Georg Arends crossed S. spectabile and S. telephium to produce S.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Erle Nickel 2010

  • German nurseryman and sedum breeder Georg Arends crossed S. spectabile and S. telephium to produce S.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Erle Nickel 2010

  • This is probably a Sedum telephium, variety unknown, or possibly

    May Dreams Gardens 2008

  • _anti-Canceroso nostrum_ of Count Mattaei is authoritatively said to consist of the _Sedum acre_ (Betony stone-crop), the _Sempervivum tectorum_ (House Leek), _Sedum telephium_ (Livelong), the

    Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

  • Purhaps it’s time for me to give something back, atleast some new soil in the pot… I also have the perfect neighbour to the Sedum telephium – Astrantia major ‘Rubra’.

    Succulents-The Sedums « Fairegarden 2008

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