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sedum
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈsiː.dəm/ us /ˈsiː.dəm/
a plant with small, thick leaves that can store water, and with white, yellow, or pink flowers that grows close to the ground, especially in dry, hard soil. Sedums are sometimes used to cover the roofs of buildings:
Sedums do well and stay more compact if grown on poor, dry soil.
sedum roofWe chose a sedum roof because it soaks up carbon, and keeps the house cool in summer and warm in winter.
Synonym
stonecrop
This trailing sedum will bloom through fall and spill over the edges of the bed.
Almost 10,000 plants will grow on the roof, many of them small sedums, with their water-storing leaves.
You will need to water the sedum for the first few months while it gets established.
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