Sedum palmeri Mendoza Spain topped in late October with

topped in late October with 4' tall stalks of double white flowers

2-4 on each side of the stipe

making a 15" wide rosette

well-drained soil is essential

although finicky

Sedum palmeri Mendoza Spain topped in late October withIn 2002, we stopped for lunch at a 7,500' elevation ski lodge in Argentina's Mendoza province just before reaching the base of Mt. Aconcagua. Growing in one of the flower beds was an unusual form of the Mexican Sedum palmeri that seemed to be a tetraploid. After 10 years of growing this sedum in our home garden, it's time to share, although we still don't know how a northern Mexican sedum made its way to Argentina. In 10 years, Sedum palmeri 'Mendoza'