Plant in a well-drained soil in full coastal sun or light shade inland to fairly dense shade - this plant is noted as being one of the most shade-tolerant of sedums, but as an added bonus the green leaves blush with pink if grown in bright light. Water regularly to occasionally. Hardy to at least down to 0°F - some claim it can handle temperatures below 0°F, noting it can be grown in Cleveland, Ohio (USDA Zone 6) . Irrigate more frequently or repot when plants drop lower leaves. This is a great plant for a soil pocket on a wall, as a container specimen or in a hanging basket. It is particularly nice in shade where its cheery yellow flowers are a welcome sight in winter.

The form we grow is what Ray Stephenson in "Sedums: Cultivated Stonecrops" describes as the form of Sedum palmeri ssp. palmeri from northeastern Mexico near Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon. The name Sedum is derived from the Latin word 'sedere' meaning to "to sit" in refererence to the low-growing habit and the manner in which some species attach themselves to stones or walls and the specific epithet honors the self-taught British Botanist Dr. Edward Palmer (1829-1911) and was described by American Botanist and Gray Herbarium Curator Sereno Watson (1826-1892) in "Contributions to American Botany: List of Plants from Southwestern Texas and Northern Mexico, collected chiefly by Dr. E. Palmer in 1979-80" that was published in Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Vol. 17 1881-82).

This really is an unusual Sedum, which some describe as more like an Echeveria or even a sprawling Aeonium. Its showy flowering aspect has led some to call it the Starburst Sedum. Our plants from the succulent collection of Alice Waidhofer. Another plant that we grow that is similar but is much more robust and is possibly related is x Sedeveria 'Green Rose' which is thought to either be a hybrid between Sedum palmeri and Echeveria derenbergii or perhaps between Sedum pachyphyllum and Echeveria derenbergii. We have grown this plant since 2005. 

The information about Sedum palmeri that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.