Goldmoss Stonecrop

Description:

Known also as wall-pepper, that comes from the fact that it can grow in notches in a stone wall and it has a strong peppery flavor. Sometimes it takes awhile for the sharpness to take effect, but once it does ... It's not so strange that this plant is used as a flavoring. The leaves are simple, smooth-margined, and succulent. The flowers are yellow, Spring-blooming, in sprays held above the foliage. It spreads when allowed to do so, but is easily controlled, being shallow-rooted. It is used in hanging baskets and container gardens, as a trailing accent, in borders, or as groundcover.

Habitat:

It is a perennial plant native to Europe. This plant grows as a creeping ground cover, often in dry sandy soil, but also in the cracks of masonry. It grows well in poor soils, sand, rock gardens, and rich garden soil, under a variety of light levels. However, it does not thrive in dense shade with limited water. I have spotted it in an ancient Roman quarry.

Notes:

Other names: Goldmoss Stonecrop, Goldmoss Sedum, Biting Stonecrop, Wallpepper, Welcome home husband though never so drunk.