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Alternative names for Stringy Stonecrop

Dog Tooth Half-branch, Dog Tooth Petal, Rat Tooth Half-branch, Stone Fingernail, Buddha Fingernail, Half-branch Lotus, Chicken-raising Grass, Dog Tooth, Melon Seed Grass, Sunflower Stonecrop, Snake Grass, Dog Tooth Grass, Stone Vegetable, Mountain Guardian Flower, White Centipede, Three-leaf Stonecrop, Ground Centipede Grass, Sunflower, Vain Opening, Stone Fingernail

Stringy Stonecrop's growth habits

Wild varieties grow on sunny hillsides, in stone crevices, beside ditches and in moist spots along roadsides at altitudes below 1600 m. It is relatively easy to care for when grown at home.

Stringy Stonecrop likes warm, humid, semi-shaded environments. It is highly adaptable, relatively drought-tolerant and cold-tolerant. It is not fussy about soil and grows best in loose sandy loam. It is not strict about light; generally it is suitable for growing under medium light conditions and also tolerates weak light. The optimum growth temperature is 15-25°C, and the overwintering temperature is 5°C.

Main values of Stringy Stonecrop

Ornamental: Stringy Stonecrop's excellent traits as a lawn grass and its tolerance of extensive management make it worthy of wide promotion and application in urban landscape projects such as rooftop greening, ground cover, slope protection, flower beds and hanging baskets, and it can serve as a dedicated lawn grass for rooftop greening in northern regions. It can be planted as courtyard ground cover and can also be hung indoors for appreciation.

Medicinal: Clears heat and drains dampness; removes toxin and reduces swelling; stops bleeding and nourishes blood. It mainly treats damp-heat jaundice; gonorrhea; diarrhea and dysentery; snake and insect bites; scalds and burns from water and fire; sore throat; mouth ulcers and eczema; herpes zoster.