Is it Crassula? Which?

10 years ago

This little guy survived in a mini garden on covered front porch outside all winter, now putting up a bloom stalk, despite constantly being munched and trampled by dinosaurs!

The purple one to the left is C. tetragona? I may be confused between labels and current placement in this thing. Whatever it is, it started out green last spring.

The red one is Sedum rubrotinctum, for those interested and curious.

Suggestions? TIA!

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cactusmcharris, interior BC Z4/5
10 years ago
Tiffany,

It looks like a Sedum or a Sedum crossed with another Crassulaceae member.
Sundewd
10 years ago
Leaves of a sedum; looks similar to Burro's Tail. But with a flower cluster that looks just like Crassula. Could well be a hybrid.
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cactusmcharris, interior BC Z4/5
10 years ago
Crassula and Sedum don't mix, TTBOMK. All the New World Crassulaceae, with the exception of Dudleya, mix it up with each other (again, TTBOMK).
rosemariero
10 years ago
It looks like Sedum clavatum to me (white blooms coming). I don't see any C. tetragona, which would be green. The other, to the right (reddish), looks like Sedum rubrotinctum 'Aurora'. =)
Tiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks for the inputs!

Rosemarie, you're right, no wonder I couldn't find it with the Crassulas in my notes (which indicate you confirmed its' ID label last March - LOL!!) TYVM - again.

Well I feel like an idiot. I didn't even notice the green one this morning (which would be the S. tetragona?) The purple one is in a couple places. I'm not sure if I ever knew or tried to ID it (below.) Not as happy as some of the others, or maybe it is, I don't even know. 'Feels' like it's still alive.