The plan is that during the winter, when I have to put most of my outdoor flower pots in storage, I can at least have these to look at.
Sedum is a succulent, as evidenced by its thick, waxy leaves. I read that unlike most of my other succulents, though, it isn't native to Africa but rather to North America. However, now that I know it's in the same family (Crassulaceae) as my South African succulents, I'm a little suspicious. Was it carried over by an African swallow? Or by two swallows, carrying it together? I kind of doubt it. Something to research.
One thing I find interesting about this plant is that it's very hard to water it in such a way that the water falls anywhere near the plant's base, because the leaves cause the water to run off away from the middle of the plant. This makes me wonder whether its root system functions better when the roots receive smaller amounts of water spread over a wider area rather than a lot of water descending upon the center of the root system. I haven't been able to find an answer to this question yet, though.
The flowers on these were beige a couple weeks ago, and now they've just turned pink. Within a couple more weeks they should turn a brighter, darker shade of pink.
Phylum/division: MagnoliophytaClass: Magnoliopsida
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Subfamily: Sedoideae
Genus: Sedum
Species: ?? Can't find a scientific species name for this
