Sedum spectabile, Latin name: Sedum spectabile. Phylum Angiosperms; Class Dicotyledons; Rosales; Sedumaceae; Sedum genus; Sedum spectabile. Babao Sedum is a perennial succulent herbaceous plant with a plant height of 30-50cm. The underground stems are thick and the above-ground stems are clustered, thick and upright. The whole plant is slightly white powdered and gray-green. Impellers are raw or opposite, obovate, fleshy, with wavy teeth.
The corymb inflorescences are densely shaped like a flat head, with an inflorescence diameter of 10-13cm, and the flowers are light pink. Commonly cultivated varieties include white, purple-red and rose-red. Flowering period, July to October. Perennial herb with carrot-shaped roots.
The stem is upright, 60 to 70 cm high, and unbranched. The whole plant is greenish-white, with opposite leaves or whorls of 3 to 4 leaves, oblong to ovate-oblong, 8 to 10 cm long, 2 to 3.5 cm wide, with an acute, blunt apex, attenuate base, and edges. Sparsely serrated, nearly sessile.
Corymbe-shaped cymes are on the top of the stem, with dense flowers, about 1 cm in diameter, the pedicel is slightly shorter or the same length; 5 sepals, ovate, 1.5 mm long; 5 petals, white or pink , broadly lanceolate, 5-6 mm long, acuminate; 10 stamens, as long as the petals or slightly shorter, anthers purple; 5 scales, oblong-wedge-shaped, 1 mm long, with slightly elongated apex; 5 carpels, erect , the base is slightly separated. The flowering period is from August to September.
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The main value of "Eight Treasure Sedum"
In gardens, Eight Treasure Sedum is often arranged in flower beds, flower borders or in patches with other flowers. Ground cover plants for slope protection can be made into shapes such as circles, squares, clouds, arcs, fans, etc. They can also be used as ground cover plants to fill the vacancies of summer flowers that have no ornamental value after they wilt in autumn. They are ideal for arranging flower beds and flower borders. And a good material for embellishment of lawns and rock gardens.
The whole plant of Babao Sedum can be used as medicine and can be harvested all year round. It can dispel wind and dampness, promote blood circulation and disperse blood stasis, stop bleeding and relieve pain. It is used for laryngitis, urticaria, vomiting blood, erysipelas in children, and mastitis; for external use. Treat boils and carbuncles, bruises, corns, burns, poisonous insects, snake bites, herpes zoster, and athlete's foot.
Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia-Eight Treasures Sedum