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Pocket-Sized ‘Candy’ Gardens: Build a Sunny, Low-Maintenance Sedum Dish with Perfect Companions If your garden were a tapas bar, Sedum rubrotinctum would be the…
About Stringy Stonecrop Scientific Name: Sedum sarmentosum Family / Genus:Crassulaceae / Sedum Origin:Widely distributed across many provinces and municipalities of China, from the southeast to…
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Myth-Busting Succulent Watering: What the Jelly Bean Plant Teaches Us About ‘Soak and Dry’ Meet the Jelly Bean Plant (Sedum rubrotinctum)—a plump-leaved, sun-kissed succulent…
About Narrow-leaved Stonecrop Scientific Name: Sedum lineare Family / Genus:Crassulaceae / Sedum Origin:Widely cultivated across many provinces of China (including Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Hunan,…
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Spilled Jelly Beans in the Rock Garden: Designing Drought-Tolerant Scenes in Warm, Dry Climates If you garden where winters never bite, Sedum rubrotinctum—better known…
About Aizoon Stonecrop Scientific Name: Phedimus aizoon Family / Genus:Crassulaceae / Phedimus Origin:Native across much of China, including Sichuan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Qinghai,…
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Chasing Winter Stars: Tricks to Coax Yellow Blooms from Your Jelly Bean Plant Indoors If you’ve ever wondered how that humble pot of jelly…
About Blue Pebbles Sedum Scientific Name: Sedum dasyphyllum Family / Genus:Crassulaceae / Sedum Origin:Southern and western Europe, including the Mediterranean region (commonly naturalized elsewhere). Aliases:Corsican…
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The Science of the Blush: How Sun and Cool Nights Paint Jelly Bean Leaves Copper-Red Imagine a bowl of jelly beans that changes flavor…
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About Aloe Vera Scientific Name: Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Family / Genus:Asphodelaceae / Aloe Origin:Arabian Peninsula; widely cultivated and naturalized in warm regions worldwide. Aliases:Burn…
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Candy-Color Windowsills: Styling Sedum rubrotinctum for Small Spaces and Sunny Desks Bright, bouncy, and blissfully low-fuss, Sedum rubrotinctum (aka Jelly Bean Plant) is the…
About Red-Edged Aeonium Scientific Name: Aeonium haworthii Family / Genus:Crassulaceae / Aeonium Origin:Native to the Canary Islands (especially Tenerife). Aliases:Haworth'S Aeonium, Pinwheel Aeonium, Variegated Aeonium…
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Leaf to Forest: A 21-Day Propagation Sprint for the Jelly Bean Plant If you’ve ever brushed past your Jelly Bean Plant and watched a…
About Snowflake Agave Scientific Name: Agave victoriae-reginae Family / Genus:Asparagaceae / Agave Origin:Northeastern Mexico (mainly Coahuila and adjacent areas), in dry rocky limestone habitats. Aliases:Queen…
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Why Do the ‘Jelly Beans’ Pop Off? 9 Quirky Habits You’ll Notice in Sedum rubrotinctum If you’ve ever wished your houseplants came with built-in…
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About Zebra Haworthia Scientific Name: Haworthiopsis attenuata Family / Genus:Asphodelaceae / Haworthiopsis Origin:Eastern Cape, South Africa Aliases:Snowflake Haworthia, Zebra Plant Zebra Haworthia is a compact,…
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Red Beans, Yellow Stars: The Modern Flower Language and Feng Shui of Sedum rubrotinctum If you’ve ever brushed a pot and watched a tiny…
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About Variegated Senecio Scientific Name: Curio macroglossus 'Variegatus' Family / Genus:Asteraceae / Curio Origin:South Africa Aliases:Curio Macroglossus 'Variegata', Senecio Macroglossus 'Variegatus', Variegated Wax Ivy, Wax…
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From Mexican Hillsides to Windowsills: The ‘Pork and Beans’ Sedum’s Journey into Global Plant Culture Sun on stone, breeze in the afternoon, and a…
About Houseleek Scientific Name: Sempervivum Family / Genus:Crassulaceae / Sempervivum Origin:Mountains of southern and central Europe, extending into western Asia (commonly on rocky slopes and…
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Squishy Stems? Falling Beans? Triage for Jelly Bean Plant Rot, Aphids, and Leaf Drop Think of Sedum rubrotinctum (Jelly Bean Plant) as a sun-loving…
About Bear's Paw Succulent Scientific Name: Cotyledon tomentosa Family / Genus:Crassulaceae / Cotyledon Origin:Southern Africa (especially South Africa). Aliases:Bear Paw, Bear's Paw, Pussy Paws, Variegated…
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Sun-Kissed Jelly Beans: The Exact Light-and-Water Rhythm That Turns Sedum rubrotinctum Fiery Red If you’ve ever wished your houseplant would blush, meet Sedum rubrotinctum—the…
About Echeveria Scientific Name: Echeveria (ornamental cultivar, trade name “Meililian”/“美丽莲”) Family / Genus:Crassulaceae / Echeveria Origin:Cultivated origin; genus native mainly to Mexico and Central America…