Orostachys iwarenge Drought Tolerant Plants In a container

In a container

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

Cypripedium 'Memoriam Shawna Austin' is one of the latest spring flowering cypripedium hybrids

since it looks more like shrubby lamb's ear

Orostachys iwarenge Drought Tolerant Plants In a containerOrostachys 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