Lovely patches of stonecrop
Photographed by Kaido Einama
Translation:SilverT
Stonecrops on shingle bank
Common or biting stonecrop Harilik kukehari Sedum acre
Patches of stonecrop are lovely to look at both at distance and up close. Stonecrop is one of our smallest plants, but despite its tiny size, the plant is always visible on the heath, alvar and shingle and sandy beaches when it flowers - the flowers stretch up to three times longer during flowering.
The patches of stonecrop consist of stems growing tightly together and are densely covered with fleshy leaves. A plant like this can grow in very dry and poor conditions, because water supplies inside the leaves can be used during drought and the leaves store new reserves during rain.
The ripe seeds of the small plant are tiny – up to 24 000 (estimated) seeds in a gram, which spread from the mother plant especially with rain, but it is believed that also with the help of ants.
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