Stone Crop Ground Cover

Sunshine and good drainage are key to this plant s success.

Stone crop ground cover. Angelina stonecrop is a fast growing ground cover that stays short around 6 inches tall and quickly spreads to form a mat. Check out the distinctive foliage on sedum plants. Stonecrop ground cover plants need regular watering while they establish. Plant these forgiving growers outdoors in almost any bright or sunny space and watch as they transform garden beds walkways containers hanging pots green roofs living walls and much.

They will withstand drought deep freezes poor soil full sun and high temperatures and still reward with stunning colors and blooms. Mostly ground cover scale succulents that grow nicely in the spaces between rocks thus stonecrop sedums are native to many parts of the world. Sedum spurium red carpet common name caucasian stonecrop. Some are quite hardy to cold others fairly tender.

But there are also several varieties of low growing sedum that are very good as ground covers in hot dry areas of a landscape where turfgrass and other plants struggle to survive. Sedum stonecrop is an easy to grow group of succulents that look great in the summer and autumn garden. Here at plant delights nursery we have been growing sedum plants for over 25 years in our hot humid rainy raleigh garden and so we thought we d pass on our expert tips for growing sedum plants as well as the names of our favorite varieties of these popular succulent plants. Sedums are one of the easiest plants to reproduce and most members of the stonecrop family can be propagated similarly.

Planting stonecrop stem shallowly in a very gritty medium or lay a leaf on the surface of sandy soil will result in a new succulent in no time. Red carpet is a low mat forming red leafed sedum or stonecrop. Because of its chartreuse or golden color it looks especially good when combined with plants that have dark foliage. Shop bluestone perennials for stonecrop groundcover today.

Make them the talk of your garden. When the weather is dry newly planted stonecrop needs up to 1 inch of water per week applied with a garden hose fitted with a soft spray attachment. Fleshy leaves are evergreen unless. Some are tiny and trailing others much larger and upright.

After three months the plant develops an extensive root system. Leaves are attractive throughout the growing season. All you need is a leaf or bit of stem.