Graptosedum Vera Higgins Pycnanthemum whose form resembles the lava

whose form resembles the lava flow from a volcano

The stalks of cascading mauvy-lavender flowers top the clump starting in mid-March (NC)

the winter-growing foliage emerges in mid-October

About Martin

Graptosedum Vera Higgins Pycnanthemum whose form resembles the lavaxGraptosedum is quite an oddity a bigeneric (think, humans x gorillas) hybrid between the South American Graptopetalum paraguayense and Sedum stahlii, from southern Mexico. This fascinating evergreen succulent has thrived outdoors in our region for a decade, so it's time to share. xGraptosedum 'Vera Higgins' makes a clump of jelly bean like leaves that are cinnamon grey. The foliage color varies with the amount of sun. It's namesake, the late British