I came across two succulent (like) plants on one of my long bike tours.
This one I came across a cycling path next to the Waal river, probably growing on clayish soil:
I took some cuttings and grow them in a tray outside next to my greenhouse. It is doing fine and has grown a lot since.
And this one I found at the quay of the Rozenburg / Maassluis ferry crossing the Rotterdam harbour, where it was growing between the rocks right next to the water (I am sure at high water levels it might be submerged):
I also took some cuttings of these, and seems to be doing fine too. I do think this might be two species, as plants on the left are a bit more compact looking than the ones on the right. One has a cute little yellow flower, which I apparently have not put well on this picture...
Are these maybe a Sedum of some sort? Anyone with an idea?
ID for succulents find during bike tour
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Re: ID for succulents find during bike tour
Sedum album and Sedum acre is my guess.
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Re: ID for succulents find during bike tour
The second plant must be a Salicornia - possibly Salicornia europaea.
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Re: ID for succulents find during bike tour
These sounds good to me too.kristian_Fossmo wrote:Sedum album and Sedum acre is my guess.
S. acre is very salt tolerant. Maybe not to the extent of being submerged daily though?
Re: ID for succulents find during bike tour
Thanks all.
It will not be submerged daily, just a few times a year when the water levels are high, most of the time in winter. It is the end of a river after all, and contains sweet water, just a bit brackish maybe.esp_imaging wrote:These sounds good to me too.kristian_Fossmo wrote:Sedum album and Sedum acre is my guess.
S. acre is very salt tolerant. Maybe not to the extent of being submerged daily though?