The charm of tiny sedums

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith water conservation in mind, I am always on the look-out for drought tolerant additions to my landscape, and a few years back I came across the wonderful sedums.

Commonly called ‘stonecrops,’ sedums are a large grouping of low-growing, flowering groundcovers in the Crassulaceae family. Sedums store water in their leaves (succulent), making them drought tolerant and a fine addition for sun to part-shade locations in xeriscape gardens.

With over 400 species in this rather large family of plants, sedums come in a wide array of flower colors, leaf colors, and textures. Most are under 6 inches in height.