''Phedimus kamtschaticus'', the orange stonecrop, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Crassulaceae The Crassulaceae (from Latin ''crassus'', thick), also known as the stonecrop family or the orpine family, are a diverse family of dicotyledon flowering plants characterized by succulent leaves and a unique form of photosynthesis, known as Cr ...

. It is native to China, Korea, Japan and the Russian Far East north to Chukotka, and has been introduced to the state of New York, Norway, Germany, Austria, and the Baltic States. Under its synonym ''Sedum kamtschaticum'' it has gained the

Royal Horticultural Society The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (No ...

Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. History The Award of Garden Merit ...

. In addition, the putative variety ''Sedum kamtschaticum'' var. ''ellacombeanum'' and the 'Variegatum' cultivar have also gained the award.

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Crassulaceae Flora of North-Central China Flora of Inner Mongolia Flora of Manchuria Flora of Korea Flora of Japan Flora of the Russian Far East Plants described in 1995 {{Crassulaceae-stub