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Sedum adolphii aka Golden Sedum

Sedum | Updated: January 19, 2025

This trailing succulent forms miniature golden rosettes, with leaves shaped like footballs. Its tips turn red when exposed to lots of sun. You can expect white blossoms in the Spring.

Quick Guide

  • Full sun ☀️
  • Typical water needs for a succulent
  • Plant grows up to 12″ (30 cm) tall
  • Plant grows up to 24″ (61 cm) wide
  • Zone 9a (Minimum 20° F | -6.7° C)
  • Not cold hardy
  • Propagation by leaf and stem cuttings
  • Generally non-toxic to humans and animals
  • Summer Dormant

How to 🩷 Care for and Propagate Your 🪴 Succulents

General Care for Sedum adolphii aka Golden Sedum

Sedum adolphii aka Golden Sedum is a fast-growing succulent ideal for hanging baskets, green roofs, and rock gardens. It is also deer resistant.

Watering

Golden Sedum has typical succulent watering needs. Use the soak and dry method, allowing the soil to completely dry out between waterings.

Where to Plant

This succulent is not cold hardy, so it’s best suited for zones above 20°F (-6.7°C). Plant in full to partial sun; its leaf tips turn deep red when stressed.

Plant in an area receiving at least 6 hours of sunlight daily.

How to Propagate Sedum adolphii aka Golden Sedum

Propagation of Golden Sedum is straightforward and rapid.

Leaves

Propagate leaves by selecting a healthy leaf and gently twisting it from the stem. Ensure no leaf remains on the stem. Allow the leaf to callous for several days, then lay it on well-draining soil. Water when the soil is completely dry. Once roots and a rosette appear and the original leaf withers, plant the new growth.

Cuttings

Take cuttings using a sharp, sterile knife or scissors. Cut a stem from the Sedum cluster and let it callous for a few days. Plant the cutting in well-draining soil once calloused.

Succulent Synonyms

  • Sedum adolphi
  • Coppertone Stonecrop

Tags & Attributes

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Sedum
Species: S. adolphi

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