The fat hen can be cultivated both in the garden and in the living room at home. Find out here which varieties are best suited as houseplants.
The fat hen is one of the succulent plants and is considered to be particularly easy to care for. It also makes a good decorative impression: Depending on the variety, not only the growth habit differs, but also the shape and color of the leaves and flowers. The list below shows which types of sedum are particularly suitable as houseplants.
Fat hen as a houseplant
Suitable varieties from A - Z
Sedum from A - B
Sedum adolphii
The Sedum adolphii is more likely with a maximum growth height of 20 cm short stature and is therefore ideal as a houseplant. Its leaves are fleshy and lanceolate and have red edges. In spring it is also adorned with white flowers, which Sedum adolphii forms in small cymes.
- Flower: white
- Leaves: yellowish green
- Growth form: upright
- Growth height: 15-20 cm
Sedum allantoides
Anyone who has a little more space is well advised to use a Sedum allantoides. Because the subshrub forms thick fleshy leaves, which are blue-grey in color and have a mealy, white layer. In summer it also forms its green-white flowers, which are also extremely decorative.
- Flower: green-white
- Leaves: blue-grey
- Growth form: bushy
- Growth height: up to 30 cm
Sedum bellum
The Sedum bellum requires a little patience, because this variety only develops its white flowers in the winter of the second year. However, it already has flat, green leaves that are striped with whitish papillae. The Sedum bellum doesn't grow particularly high, but it does get quite wide. Because the thick leaf plant can reach a width of up to 30 centimeters.
- Flower: white
- Leaves: green-white
- Growth form: flat
- Growth height: up to 15 cm
Sedum from L - M
Sedum linear 'Variegatum'
One of the particularly decorative varieties of sedum is the variegated Sedum lineare "Variegatum". It forms leaves about one centimeter long, which are flattened and then taper to a point. The foliage is green with creamy white to white margins. It also bears light yellow flowers in late spring or summer.
- Flower: light yellow
- Leaves: light grey-green
- Growth form: upright, later hanging
- Growth height: 20-50 cm
notice: This Sedum variety is susceptible to aphids!
Sedum morganianum
The Sedum morganianum is also known under the names "monkey swing" or "snake sedum". Although this strain grows hanging, it needs a little more space. Because their shoots can reach a length of up to one meter. The leaves themselves, on the other hand, are about two centimeters long and decorated with whitish stripes. Flowering of this variety occurs in spring.
- Flower: pink
- Leaves: Light gray-green
- Growth form: hanging
- Growth height: up to 100 cm
notice: The "monkey swing" must be handled with extreme care, as it loses its decorative foliage relatively easily.
Sedum with P
Sedum pachyphyllum
The profusely branching Sedum pachyphyllum is also called "Schnapsnäschen". It owes its name to its reddened leaf ends. The leaves themselves are comparatively long with a length of up to four centimeters. The tips of the leaves, which end bluntly, are striking. The sedum forms its light yellow flowers in spring.
- Flower: light yellow
- Leaves: grey-green
- Growth form: upright
- Growth height: up to 30 cm
Sedum prealtum
If you want a richly branched fat hen, you will be happy with Sedum praealtum. Thick, long leaves, which are round in shape, grow on the numerous shoots. This variety shows visually that the fat hen can store water in its leaves. With proper care, this fat hen will produce bright yellow flowers in spring.
- Flower: light yellow
- Leaves: green
- Growth form: upright
- Growth height: up to 60 cm
Sedum with R
Sedum rubrotinctum
The Sedum rubrotinctum is a particularly unusual variety, because the location and the prevailing conditions there affect its coloring. If this fat hen is in a cool, damp location, the leaves will turn light green. However, if placed in a warm, dry place, the foliage will take on a reddish hue. The flowering is also unusual because it takes place in winter.
- Flower: red
- Leaves: light green to red
- Growth form: upright
- Growth height: up to 20 cm
Sedum rupestre 'Tripmadam'
The fat hen is not only very popular as a houseplant, but also as a herb. The variety Sedum rupestre "Tripmadam" is particularly suitable as a kitchen herb thanks to its slightly sour taste. Also known as "rock fat hen" or "rock pepper" it is also very rich in vitamins and therefore healthy.
- Flower: yellow
- Leaves: green
- Growth form: upright
- Growth height: 10-20 cm
Sedum from S - T
Sedum sieboldii
Sieboldii can often be found in specialist shops under the name "Oktoberli". Because this variety does not produce its pink flowers until autumn. This sedum has green leaves covered with a fine hoarfrost. This makes it appear as if the foliage is colored blue-green.
- Flower: pink
- Leaves: blue-green
- Growth form: hanging
- Growth height: up to 20 cm
notice: However, the Sedum sieboldii tends to leaf rot in high humidity. It should therefore not be placed in a damp location if possible. It is also advisable to always water this variety from below.
Sedum treleasei
If you are looking for a particularly compact houseplant, Sedum treleasei is a good choice. Because this fat hen is only 10 to 20 centimeters tall and is therefore space-saving. Nevertheless, it is quite decorative: on the one hand, its leaves are arranged in the form of a rosette and, on the other hand, it bears yellow flowers in spring.
- Flower: yellow
- Leaves: yellow-green
- Growth form: flat
- Growth height: 10-20 cm
