Orostachys iwarenge Drought Tolerant Plants where it forms dense colonies

where it forms dense colonies in the well-drained forest soil

deer-resistant perennial

or if you're really demented

Starting for us at the end of winter

Each 2' wide clump is indeed a glowing beacon in the garden

Orostachys iwarenge Drought Tolerant Plants where it forms dense coloniesOrostachys iwarenge, from the Japanese mountain cliffs, is a cute little sedum cousin which forms an attractive evergreen groundcover when cultivated in the rock garden. The glaucous grey brown, 2" wide, fleshy rosettes, which resemble sempervivums, spread by short stolons to form an 1" tall x 18" wide patch. In October, the rosettes are topped with 4" tall towers jammed with tiny creamy flowers. Each flowering rosette dies away but is unnoticed among