Featuring colorful foliage and pretty flowers , this perennial is light to grow and drouth - liberal .
Jo - Ann Richards
A diverse chemical group of works , sedumscome in unnumberable shape , color , and sizes . The foliage ranges from needle - like to broad , rounded , boat paddle - corresponding folio . Along with many different shapes , there are also a number of foliage colors . Standouts include bright chartreuse - gold ; wonderful tricolour leaves with pinks , creams , and putting surface ; and even deep , shiny , almost - black leaves . With so many metal money and mixed bag available , sedums can be found in bloom three season a year . Bees and butterflies love the flowers , making this plant perfect forpollinator garden . On taller blooming varieties , the dried bloom stems sum wintertime pursuit to the garden . And the good matter : Sedum is easy to grow and requires very little upkeep .
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Where to Plant Sedum
Sedum can be plant in any localization with quite a little of Dominicus and well - draining land that is slenderly acidic or neutral .
There are two main types of sedums : creeping or good . The creeping types are great as ground cover in sway gardens and grow through crack in wall . Many creeping sedum types will root wherever they have soil contact and can easily diffuse to fill a quad . Upright sedums tend to form tight clump of foliage and do n’t spread ; those can be plant as specimens or in minor groups .
How and When to Plant Sedum
Sedum can be planted in the leap or spill . In northern climates , await until the risk of frost has decease . If planting in the fall , do it early enough in the fall so that the plant can get its roots established before the ground freezes .
prod a gob that is at least twice as wide as the root system and has the same depth . Place the plant in the fix and backfill it with the original soil . Gently pack it down so that the crown ( the spot from where the stem develop ) is just at soil level and not below . Water it well and keep it moist for the first few weeks until the plant has adapted to its new locating .
The spacing bet on the change and increase charge per unit . marvellous sedums should be space 1 to 2 feet apart and low - grow creeping sedums 6 to 12 inch apart .
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Sedum Care Tips
Light
These plant need asmuch sun as you could give them . If they are in too much shade , they are prostrate to weak growth that will cause the just type to flop over . More sun is also ripe for foliage people of color . Brighter twinkle intensities bring out deeper colors in the leave and promote better blossoming .
Soil and Water
sedum are quite undemanding in terms of soil , which can be poor and gravelly . The best soil pH is more or less acidic to achromatic ( 6.0 to 7.0 ) .
The plant isdrought - tolerantthanks to its succulent leaves and stems in which it stores water for the future . The large hurt to sedum is too much water , and poorly draining soil , which causes the ascendant to molder .
Temperature and Humidity
Many sedums grow over a blanket kitchen range of zona and are both cold - hardy in subzero winters as well as tolerant of red-hot summer weather . As long as there is good air circulation between flora , high humidity is generally not a problem .
Fertilizer
add nutrients to the dirt is not require . On the reverse , in soil that is too rich , or check excess atomic number 7 ( which can be runoff from a nearby lawn that is overfertilized ) , growth will be leggy at the disbursement of flowers . If the grime is short , amend it with compost in the bounce .
Pruning
Sedum require no pruning other than move out former growth early in the spring before new growth emerge to keep the plant looking its best .
Potting and Repotting Sedum
Because sedums have shallow roots , they impart themselves to container planting . Choose a container with large drain holes that fits the root bollock plus at least 2 inches to accommodate future growth . Fill it with a well - debilitate potting mix or succulent potting mix . To prevent grandiloquent sedum variety from tumble over , plant them in a container made of terra - cotta or other toilsome fabric . Remember that potted plants , unlike plants in the landscape , need more frequent watering and fertilization .
Once the roots fill the pot or grow out of the drainage holes , repot it in a large pot with brisk potting intermixture .
Pests and Problems
Sedum is rarely bothered by pests and diseases . Wet , soggy dirt , however , might cause top moulder and in very humid condition it could get powdery mildew . The plant may appeal slug and snails . Deer , on the other hand , tend to leave sedum alone .
How to Propagate Sedum
Sedum can be easily propagated from stem cutting ordivision . Either method acting is also the way to farm a plant that is true to typecast ( seed from cultivars wo n’t ) . For stem cuttings , cut a 4- to 6 - inch piece from a healthy stem and strip off the bottom leave . enter the cut end in a 4 - column inch pot filled with sterile potting commixture and keep it well water in a location with bright brightness but out of direct sun . Water it well and keep it evenly moist . Wait until the cut has get into a potent healthy trivial plant life before transplanting it in the landscape .
Sedum seeds are tiny and should be iron out into the airfoil of a damp potting mix , but not cover , under shiny indirect sparkle . Keep the soil most until the cum germinate . As with cuttings , look until the seedling has grown into a strong little plant before harden off and transplant it in the landscape .
Types of Sedum
Angelina Sedum
Sedum’Angelina ' is a promptly - grow groundcover with halcyon , phonograph needle - comparable leaves that turn orange in downfall . It grows 4 in tall . geographical zone 6 - 9
Autumn Charm Sedum
This variety shows off rose - pinkish flowers in later summer and autumn and adorable ashen - butt on leafage . It grow 15 inches tall and wide of the mark . zone 4 - 8
Autumn Joy Sedum
Sedum’Autumn Joy ' is a classic . Its 2 - foundation - marvellous stems carry gray fleshy leaves and are topped with light-green broccoli - alike heads of flower bud that open pink and turn rust Bolshevik by fall . zone 3 - 8
Frosty Morn Sedum
Sedum’Frosty Morn ' give birth sensational , silver - edged grey-haired - greenish leave-taking and clusters of pinkish flowers in decline . It grows 1 foot tall . zone 3 - 9
Golden Japanese Stonecrop
Sedum makinoi’Ogon ' has mats of little , pink - flushed gold foliage on cower stems . Yellow - green prime are bring about in summer . This is a o.k. groundcover plant in rock-and-roll and crevice gardens . It grow 8 inches tall and is sturdy in Zones 7 - 9 .
Purple Emperor Sedum
ThisSedumvariety carry rich purple foliage and bunch of pink - purple bloom in tardy summertime and fall . It get 2 feet grandiloquent . zone 3 - 7
Gold Moss Stonecrop
Sedum acreis an evergreen plant that grows 2 to 3 inches magniloquent and has dark fleeceable foliage with yellow flower in summer . Zones 4 - 9
Cliff Stonecrop
Sedum cauticolais a Nipponese specie with endearing silvery , blue - fleeceable leaves and pinkish - purplish flowers in fall . It grows 2 inches tall . Zones 5 - 9
Variegated Kamschatka Sedum
ThisSedumvariety has lustrous super C ( with a flush of pinko ) , spoon - shape leaves frost with white along the sharpness . Its hopeful jaundiced starry flowers bloom from summer into fall , gradually becoming orange . It grow 4 inch tall . Zones 3 - 8
Sedum Companion Plants
Fountaingrass
Like so many grasses , fountaingrass is spectacularwhen backlit by the rising or setting sun . Named for its especially graceful spray of leaf , fountaingrass also transmit out beautiful , fuzzy flower plumes in late summertime . The white , pinkish , or red plumes ( depending on variety ) continue into fall and convey a loose , informal flavour to plantings . This plant ego - seeds freely , sometimes to the detail of becoming incursive .
Russian Sage
With its marvelous , wispy wand of lavender or downhearted flowers and silvery foliation , Russian sage is an important playerin summer and gloaming garden . It shows off well against most bloom and provides an elegant feel to prime border . The aromatic leaves are oblong and profoundly shorten along the edge . Foot - recollective panicle of flowers flower for many weeks . first-class drain and full sun are idealistic , although very light shade is allow . Plant close to quash staking , since the tall plants be given to fall through .
Black-Eyed Susan
Add a pool of temperateness to the garden with a massedplanting of black - eyed Susan . From summer solstice , these knotty aboriginal plants flower their golden heads off in Sunday or light shade and mix well with other perennials , yearly , and shrubs . Tall miscellanea look especially appropriate among shrub , which in turn provide living . total black - eyed Susans to wildflower meadows or aboriginal plant garden for a naturalised look . mean soil is sufficient for black - eyed Susans , but it should be able-bodied to hold moisture fairly well .
Garden Plans for Sedum
Extra-Easy Sun-Loving Garden Plan
occupy your garden with color from comfortable - care favorite such as purple coneflower and Achillea millefolium .
Beautiful Bird-Friendly Garden Plan
This prairie - style garden is filled with low - sustentation plants that provide flush and seed for a host of birds and butterfly .
Corner of Grasses
make an exquisite nook garden with ornamental grasses . The distinct summit in the garden programme make a dramatic statement in the landscape .
Drought-Tolerant Garden Plan
This informal mixed garden bed features drouth - tolerant trees , evergreen plant bush , perennial , and annuals .
Summer Cottage Garden Plan
Stately delphiniums are the backbone of this colorful cottage garden plan .
A Simple, Late-Summer Perennial Garden Plan
Seven perennial and one one-year provide colors and texture throughout the grow season . A ornamental birdbath adds a focal point .
Beginner Garden for Full Sun
This prosperous - care , sun - loving purpose is a not bad introduction to recurrent gardening .
Frequently Asked Questions
Hylotelephium is a new name for a number of plants in the Sedum genus , including many democratic garden plants with bombastic succulent folio and deep roots . Since botanical name changes take time , you ’ll still find both names , such as Sedum " Autumn Joy ' and Hylotelephium ' Autumn Joy ' for the same works commonly referred to as sedum .
Sedums for gardens are usually perennial but there are also legion sedum mintage that are tropical . non - winter hardy plants . They are either grown as yearly or succulent houseplants , suchburrow ’s tail(Sedum morganium ) .
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