White Stonecrop
Latin: Sedum album
Irish: Grafán bán na gcloch
This is a species that grows profusely on the walls surrounding the machinery yard at Castlewarden.
This is a species from a family called the Crassulaceae that has thick, fleshy leaves and are often referred to as “succulents”. These plants are generally regarded as being super efficient in their use of moisture – a characteristic that enables them to thrive in very dry conditions.
White Stonecrop is not a native species and is probably a garden escape. It is a small evergreen perennial that grows to a height of 7-15cm and has blunt, oblong-cylindrical, fleshy leaves that are shiny and often red-tinged. It has white, 5-petalled flowers that are sometimes tinged with pink. Flowering occurs during June-September. It’s commonly grown on “green roofs” and also in rockery gardens and containers
