sedum

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The autumn sedum are in the back along the house, and this year I added blanket flowers.

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  1. noun Any of numerous plants of the genus Sedum, having thick fleshy leaves.

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  • In verdant Huntsville, Alabama, she dressed the exterior in succulents and sedum, then accessorized them with swaths of whitewashed cypress boards installed "fence" - style. —  Interior Design Industry News
  • From the top: The gardens around our house - asters, sedum, hydrangeas; Cape May fencing; a hidden garden; Mom and Willa (tucked away in the stroller / Pope Mobile) among the cottage garden flowers; porch living; and the Painted Ladies. —  Frugal In Virginia
  • I also planted the edge of the dish with daisy's, hens & chicks and sedum, and drilled small holes for drainage. —  Mother Earth News Latest 10 Articles
  • Standing on the roof of the library one cloudy day in November, Mark Carpenter digs his finger into a tray filled mostly with plants in the "sedum" family - often traditional garden plants - with some splashes of color from lavender and grasses. —  All Today's News - Sightline Daily
  • Some of the sedum, sempervivums and opuntias can withstand temperatures in the 90s or readings as low as 30 degrees below zero.
 

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  1. Middle English cedum, from Latin sedum, houseleek.
 

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