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Identifying a Blue-Purple Sedum: Sedum cauticola 'Lidakense'

Low Sedum with Bluish-Purple Foliage

Your description matches Sedum cauticola 'Lidakense' (syn. Hylotelephium cauticola 'Lidakense')—a 4-inch stonecrop with blue-green leaves edged in purple, pink flowers in late summer.

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