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The Living Forest (202) : Orpine

The Living Forest (202) : Orpine

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Mark Billiau.


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The Living Forest (202) : Orpine

Orpine is a self-fertile wild flower plant that likes to grow at the edge of damp woods.

A number of cultivars of this species are also grown in gardens nowadays.

Dutch name : Hemelsleutel
German name : Grosse Fetthenne
Latin name : Sedum telephium

PS : The official English name is Orpine, but for one reason or another, there exists a lot of other names for this plant, like : Livelong, Frog's-stomach, Harping Johnny, Life-everlasting, Live-forever, Midsummer-men, Orphan John, and Witch’s Moneybags

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