Sedum clavatum

The family and genus of Sedum clavatum

Sedum clavatum is a perennial herbaceous succulent plant of the genus Sedum in the family Crassulaceae.

Alternative names for Sedum clavatum

Sedum clavatum is also known as Ochiba Botan, Otome Botan, Canyon Sedum, and Luoqi.

Morphological characteristics of Sedum clavatum

Sedum clavatum is a perennial subshrub, much branched, often producing new shoots from the lower part of the stem, forming clusters.

The leaves are spatulate, alternate, and arranged in a rosette shape. The leaf surface is smooth and has a white powder coating. The front side is relatively flat, and the back side is slightly raised. The leaves are thick and fleshy, jade green or tender green.

Under conditions of sufficient light and large temperature differences, small red dots appear at the leaf tips, and the leaf color changes to light green or yellow-green, just like frozen, translucent jade fat that looks as if it would break with a gentle touch, hence the name Sedum clavatum.

Sedum clavatum has two different forms. One has relatively narrow and long leaves with less frosty powder; the other has wider leaves with more frosty powder, but both forms belong to Sedum clavatum.

In spring, it produces clusters of small white flowers with pink stamens.