Stonecrop
- Botanical Name
- Sedum species
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 8
- Hardiness
- Zones 3 to 8
- Height
- 3 to 6 inches
- Width
- 15 to 24 inches
- Flowers
- Summer thru fall: white, pink, red, lavender, yellow, orange; turns a rusty red after frost
- Light
- Full sun (some will take light shade)
- Soil
- Well-drained to dry, adaptable
- Planting & Care
- Space plants 8 to 12 inches apart
- Problems
- Anthracnose, aphids, usually no serious problems
- Varieties
- Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood' - bronze foliage, red flowers, 2 to 6 inches tall
- Sedum rupestre 'Angelina' - chartreuse-yellow foliage with ginger brown tips, reddish-orange fall color
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