Let me present you one of my fetish plant

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Let me present you one of my fetish plant

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Petrosedum sediforme (Jacquin) Grulich, 1984
It's really not a rare plant : it grows everywhere around my home and in the region.

Allauch (SE France)
The typical biotope (you understand the meaning of Petrosedum !) on the hills around my home
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It can form kinds of rosettes (originally it was named Sempervivum sediforme by Jacquin in 1770)
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A small cristate plant in a rock fissure
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Large plants
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Martiel (SW france)
Tall inflorescence (a synonym is Sedum altissimum)
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Col du linas (SW France)
A cristate plant
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Inflorescences
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I fell in love with this plant whan I was 15. I hope you enjoy it !
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Excellent pictures - thanks!
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WONDERFUL photos :-) Thanks for sharing them eric13
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An excellent post!
I grow a plant from Fayence in my rockery here (Sccotland)
It is a very adaptable plant!
Especially interested in Mesembs. small Aloes and South African miniatures and bulbs.
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What a beautiful plant. The flowers are amazing!
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