I recently went on a photo hike with other members of the Hill Country Photography Club and came across this lovely sedum miniature forest.

We hiked at Ringtail Ridge, which is a natural area in San Marcos. We have sedum on our property too, but the ones I saw on the hike just screamed to be photographed. The ones I’ve seen on our property are not this tall. Keep in mind though, that these plants are tiny; only 2 or 3 inches tall.

Sedum Forest

There are many members of the sedum genus and I’m not sure which one this is. Sedums are succulents which means they can store water in their leaves. They are also known as stonecrops. They typically grow in very poor or rocky soil, hence the nickname. They are native and well-adapted to central Texas. They are found throughout the northern hemisphere across all climates.

They are also kept as garden plants because they are so attractive and hardy.

The leaves of all stonecrops are edible, but I’ve never tried one. According to Wikipedia, they are also used on green roofs and Ford’s Dearborn Truck Plant’s living roof has 10.4 acres of sedum. That’s pretty amazing!