What are sedums?
Sedums are drought tolerant succulent plants that usually have star-shaped flowers with 5 petals, 5 sepals (leafy structure around base of flower), 5 carpels (seed pods), and 10 stamens. (There are always exceptions to the rule with more or fewer petals showing up on some plants. However, there are always twice as many stamens as there are flower petals and the number of petals, sepals, and carpels always equal each other.) Sedums can be found around the globe almost exclusively in the northern hemisphere. They range from the Arctic Circle to the equator in fast draining soils in situations where competition from other plants is minimal. Sedums are often found in mountainous areas where these conditions are common. There are several hundred species and several hundred hybrids in cultivation today. There are annuals, biennials and perennials (both herbaceous and evergreen). Flower colors are usually in shades of yellow, white, and pink, but are sometimes purplish, sometimes red, and, in
