Phedimus spurius 'Tricolor' (formerly Sedum spurium 'Tricolor') is a perennial cultivar belonging to the Crassulaceae family, selected from a species native to the Caucasus and Asia Minor, where it colonizes rocks, screes, and dry slopes.
It forms a creeping and dense carpet, reaching 5 to 8 cm in height, with stems spreading and rooting upon contact with the ground. The leaves, small, oval, and slightly toothed, are the main attraction of this cultivar: they combine a grayish-green center, a broad creamy white margin, and pink to reddish hues that develop on young shoots and intensify in full sun or cool conditions, giving the whole a particularly decorative tricolored appearance even outside of any flowering.
The flowers are bright pink to dark pink, starry, gathered in terminal corymbs. In its natural habitat, the species blooms from June to August. In cultivation, it generally blooms in June-July.
It requires full sun for the variegation to fully express itself, in well-drained soil, dry to fresh. Excess winter moisture can be detrimental to it. It is suitable for rock gardens, walls, and mineral borders.