AMABILIS (Ohba) Ohba, 1976

Synonym : Sedum amabile  Ohba (1976)

Type :Kanai et al. 726008, Nepal.

Subgenus Crassipedes

Etymology : Lat. ‘amabilis’ = lovable, pleasing, > for the gnereal appearance of the plants.

Distribution: Nepal, E Himalaya, 2300 - 5200 m. In Nepal growing on exposed moss-covered rocks.

Description (by H. Ohba in IHSP, 2003) :

Hermaphrodite, to 10 cm tall, rhizomes 3 – 10 mm in diameter, sparsely branched.

Flowering stems 5 - 15, ± fastigiate, glabrous, pale green, 0.6 - 1 mm in diameter.

Leaves densely arranged throughout, widely spreading, sessile, thickly herbaceous, linear to linear-Ianceolate, 6 - 12 x 0.8 - 1.5 mm, tip round or obtuse, entire or nearly so.

Inflorescence 1- to 3- (to 5-) flowered, bracts 3 - 5 x 0.5 - 1 mm, pedicels ± 0 – 1.2mm,

Flowers 6 - 10 mm in diameter, calyx 4.5 - 5.5 mm, glabrous, sepals 4 - 5 mm, triangular-lanceolate, tinged with red, petals white or pink near tip, glabrous, spreading at anthesis, (narrowly) elliptic, 5 - 7.5 mm, acute or obtuse, entire, stamens distinctly shorter than the petals, ascending to erect, anthers purplish-red, nectar scales broadly oblong to square, 0.1 - 1 mm long, mostly pale yellow, carpels 5 - 6 mm with 12 - 18 ovules each, styles 1.5 mm.

Flowering time : Mid-August to late September.

Note : 

Cultivation is only successful when plants are grown in a cool spot, direct sun only in early morning or late evening, large stones over the rootstocks to keep cool.