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Buds close up.

Buds are green, turn white, then pink.

This sedum species is exceptionally floriferous.

Growth habit is upright.

Crassulaceae

Upright reddish stems bear narrow, linear, succulent, sessile leaves. A 3 to 5 branched horizontal inflorescence bears many small, pink, upward-facing flowers.

Plant Type: perennial

Plant Form or Habit: cushion mound or small clump

Plant Use: In rock gardens, in the front of a border.

Propagation:

seed
division
stem cuttings

Flower Color:

pink
white

Bloom Period:

early summer
mid-summer

Width: Minimum: 12 inches     Maximum: 24 inches

Foliage Texture: fine

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

Water Requirements: average

Additional Comments: Some sources call this a biennial. It seems to reseed itself quite easily, so may be biennial appearing as perennial. One of the prettiest sedums in our test plots.