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Phedimus kamtschaticus

... that the orange stonecrop (pictured) is a successful garden escapee?

Source: "It is grown in gardens and found as a relic of cultivation or a naturalized garden throw-out on roadsides, railway banks and waste ground. It is occasionally self-sown. This species was reportedly introduced into cultivation in Britain in 1829; a variegated form is particularly popular in gardens. It was first recorded in the wild in 1981 (Slepe Heath, Dorset) , and remains very unevenly recorded but seems to be increasing." (Pearman & Dines 2003, p. 190)

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5x expanded by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 213 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 10:13, 1 February 2025 (UTC).

Wow, I love this hook! Any reason why you prefer the variegated image? It represents a less-common appearance, and I personaly find the photo captioned Star-shaped flowers are borne on stems in the summer to be more attractive. 5x expanded since January 29, only excellent sources, no copyvios or POV issues (lol). I would change "it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit" to maybe something like "the Royal Horticultural Society awarded the orange stonecrop with its Award of Garden Merit." Just to be clear that the active party here is the society, not the plant. The fact that it's under a synonym can be a footnote, or worked into the sentence if you feel it's important. Also, I would change "the US" to "the United States" throughout. Great work! ꧁Zanahary꧂ 17:44, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

Haha you would be surprised at how many POV issues could be found in a seemingly innocent herb topic! Add Chinese herbal "medicine" on top of the usual taxonomical and geopolitical disputes and you have something to investigate :P I chose the landscape-oriented image because I read somewhere that it is preferable to portrait-oriented images, but now I cannot find where I read that. Surtsicna (talk) 19:14, 1 February 2025 (UTC)