Phedimus stoloniferus

[John85]

On page 76 of the Rock Garden n°130 Ray Stephenson describes it as difficult in cultivation.Having just bought one plant ,can you please tell me what the problems are?

[Maggi Young]

 Ray Stephenson does indeed suggest that this plant can be difficult - though it seems that thisis not the case  in some places :
From Botanica Helvetica 2008 118 1 77-80  http://www.cabi.org/isc/abstract/20083213406 - "Phedimus stoloniferus-a new problematic plant in Swiss grassland."
and :
http://www.infoflora.ch/it/assets/content/documents/neophytes/inva_sedu_spu_f.pdf
and across the Atlantic:
https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/phedimus/stoloniferus/

So I am confused as to what the difficulty might be........

[John85]

Thank you Maggi
Very strange indeed.

[Maggi Young]

It is reported as being  "perfectly hardy"    and from here :
 http://crassulaceae.net/phedimus/97-genus/607-phedimus-succulents-for-most-gardens-part-1-engl 
come :"Phedimus stoloniferus is in many respects similar to the previously discussed species, but it is fickle and must be kept cool, damp and shaded. Flowers are a fantastic purple but very different in structure to those of P. spurius. The fruit are very like those of P. stellatus. If you have a cool, damp area of the garden where little will thrive, this species could transform it. It has been reported (Tregale J. 2003. Escapes in Scotland. Sedum Society Newsletter 67: 16-17.)  to have escaped in the wilds of Scotland where, in areas of very high rainfall, it grows in full shade."