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Container / Pot
Pocket-Sized ‘Candy’ Gardens: Build a Sunny, Low-Maintenance Sedum Dish with Perfect Companions
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…
Autumn
Stringy Stonecrop
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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Container / Pot
Myth-Busting Succulent Watering: What the Jelly Bean Plant Teaches Us About ‘Soak and Dry’
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…
Autumn
Wingpod Purslane
About Wingpod Purslane Scientific Name: Portulaca umbraticola Family / Genus:Portulacaceae / Portulaca Origin:Reported from parts of the Americas and widely cultivated or naturalized in warm…
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Drought Tolerant
Spilled Jelly Beans in the Rock Garden: Designing Drought-Tolerant Scenes in Warm, Dry Climates
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…
Autumn
Common Purslane
About Common Purslane Scientific Name: Portulaca oleracea Family / Genus:Portulacaceae / Portulaca Origin:Widespread across temperate and tropical regions worldwide; found throughout China from north to…
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Indoor
Chasing Winter Stars: Tricks to Coax Yellow Blooms from Your Jelly Bean Plant Indoors
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…
Drought Tolerant
Narrow-leaved Stonecrop
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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Beginner Guide
The Science of the Blush: How Sun and Cool Nights Paint Jelly Bean Leaves Copper-Red
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…
Autumn
Moss Rose
About Moss Rose Scientific Name: Portulaca grandiflora Family / Genus:Portulacaceae / Portulaca Origin:Native to Brazil; widely cultivated in parks, flower beds, and public landscaping. Aliases:Mexican…
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Container / Pot
Candy-Color Windowsills: Styling Sedum rubrotinctum for Small Spaces and Sunny Desks
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…
Autumn
Aizoon Stonecrop
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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Lighting
Leaf to Forest: A 21-Day Propagation Sprint for the Jelly Bean Plant
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…
Bedroom
Blue Pebbles Sedum
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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Lighting
Why Do the ‘Jelly Beans’ Pop Off? 9 Quirky Habits You’ll Notice in Sedum rubrotinctum
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…
Drought Tolerant
Bunny Ears Cactus
About Bunny Ears Cactus Scientific Name: Opuntia microdasys Family / Genus:Cactaceae / Opuntia Origin:Native to central and northern Mexico (including the Chihuahuan Desert region); widely…
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Beginner Guide
Red Beans, Yellow Stars: The Modern Flower Language and Feng Shui of Sedum rubrotinctum
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…
Child Safe
Old Man Cactus
About Old Man Cactus Scientific Name: Cephalocereus senilis Family / Genus:Cactaceae / Cephalocereus Origin:Endemic to eastern Mexico (notably Hidalgo and Veracruz), where it grows on…
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Drought Tolerant
From Mexican Hillsides to Windowsills: The ‘Pork and Beans’ Sedum’s Journey into Global Plant Culture
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…
Plant
Air Purifying
Aloe Vera
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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Overwatering
Squishy Stems? Falling Beans? Triage for Jelly Bean Plant Rot, Aphids, and Leaf Drop
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…
Autumn
Panda Plant
About Panda Plant Scientific Name: Kalanchoe tomentosa Family / Genus:Crassulaceae / Kalanchoe Origin:Madagascar Aliases:Chocolate Soldier, Pussy Ears Panda plant is a touch-me kind of succulent:…
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Lighting
Sun-Kissed Jelly Beans: The Exact Light-and-Water Rhythm That Turns Sedum rubrotinctum Fiery Red
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…
Bedroom
Red-Edged Aeonium
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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