
Sedum
- Botanical Name
- Sedum species
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 2 to 24 inches
- Width
- 15 to 24 inches
- Flowers
- Summer thru fall: white, pink, red, lavender, yellow, orange; turn a rust red after frost
- Light
- Full sun (some will take light shade)
- Soil
- Well-drained to dry, adaptable
- Planting & Care
- Space plants 15 to 20 inches apart
- Floppy plants in shade and rich soils
- Cut back 8 inch plants in half in June to promote stout, compact growth with no flopping
- Do not deadhead late bloomers, save for winter interest
- Deadhead summer bloomers for aesthetics
- Problems
- Anthracnose, aphids, crown rot in poorly draining soils
- Varieties
- Vera Jameson - red-purple stems and leaves with pink flowers
- Purple Emperor - 15 inches, smoky purple-red foliage and dusty red flowers
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