Sedum palmeri

Mexican hens and chickens! In the northern Sierra Madre Oriental the northeastern slopes are carpeted with waxy blue leaves of Palmer's sedum. When we collected this plant, the first cold fronts of the year were sweeping down from the northland. As the wind gusts swept across the cliff faces each succulent cluster of this sedum giggled and nodded its head. With the cool wind swirling around us the plants seemed to be alive. What is even more amazing is that this sedum adapts to our less than ideal climate in Texas. Sedum palmeri is a great garden succulent for the South and you don't even need a cliff face in your back yard since any old pot, urn, or rocky spot under a shady tree will work. The bright yellow flowers emerge in late winter and are not bothered by frost.

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