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Chiastophyllum oppositifolium

Chiastophyllum oppositifolium
Gold Drop, Lamb's Tail

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Well packaged young plant. A very beautiful young plant. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

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Value-for-money
Perennial succulent plant, trailing and rhizomatous, adorned in late spring and summer with clusters of small trailing yellow flowers. It is an ideal plant for cool and shaded rockeries.
Flower size
1 cm
Height at maturity
15 cm
Spread at maturity
15 cm
Exposure
Partial shade, Shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -23°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time March to April
Recommended planting time February to April, September to November
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Description

Chiastophyllum oppositifolium, also known as Gold Drop, is a perennial succulent plant, fleshy and evergreen, which adorns itself in late spring and summer with trailing clusters of small yellow flowers. It is a plant native to the mountains of the Caucasus, loving shade and coolness, which is not suggested by its fleshy foliage. This wild and precious plant is ideal for cool and shaded rock gardens.

Chiastophyllum oppositofolium belongs to the family of Crassulaceae. It is native to mountainous areas located west of the Caucasus. Fresh rock crevices are its natural habitat. This plant grows as a trailing mat, reaching a height of 15 to 20 centimeters (6 to 8 inches), with indefinite spreading. Flowering occurs in June, with yellow five-petal flowers, arranged in initially upright, then trailing clusters, reminiscent of lily-of-the-valley. Its leaves are evergreen, fleshy, round, coarsely toothed, of a beautiful bright green, with the lower ones tinged with rust. The plant develops from a rhizome.

Plant Gold Drop in a partially shaded rock garden, in the company of saxifrages (Saxifraga stolonifera), Ramonda, Lewisia, and bergenia, under a bench, near a waterfall, in cracks of walls and retaining walls that it will subtly brighten. It also makes a good ground cover.

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Chiastophyllum oppositifolium (Flowering) Flowering
Chiastophyllum oppositifolium (Foliage) Foliage
Chiastophyllum oppositifolium (Plant habit) Plant habit

Flowering

Flower colour yellow
Flowering time June to July
Inflorescence Cluster
Flower size 1 cm

Foliage

Foliage persistence Evergreen
Foliage colour green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 15 cm
Spread at maturity 15 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Chiastophyllum

Species

oppositifolium

Family

Crassulaceae

Other common names

Gold Drop, Lamb's Tail

Origin

Central Europe

Product reference88481

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Planting and care

Plant Christophyllum oppositofolium in a shady to partially shady position, in soil that remains moist to wet. Ideally, the substrate should be loamy-sandy or clay-sandy, rich in humus, neutral or alkaline. It is a good plant for limestone and well-drained soils. It can tolerate temperatures down to -18°C (1°F). Plant multiple young plants, with a spacing of 25 centimetres (10 inches), in groups of 5 to 10 plants.

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Planting period

Best planting time March to April
Recommended planting time February to April, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Shaded rockery, Woodland edge, Undergrowth
Type of use Border, Container, Slope
Hardiness Hardy down to -23°C (USDA zone 6a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Planting density 12 per m2
Exposure Partial shade, Shade
Soil pH Any
Soil type Chalky (poor, alkaline and well-drained), Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Moist soil, rich, loamy

Care

Pruning No pruning necessary
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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