Scientific name: Sedum spurium
Family: CRASSULACEAE
Common names: “Two-row stonecrop” “creeping stonecrop”
Plant Type: Evergreen perennial
Conditions:
Zone: 4-9
Light: Full sun – part shade
Exposure: Sheltered
Soil: Rocky sandy loam, doesn’t like clay
Moisture: Well drained – drought tolerant
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 4-6″ W 24″ , slow growing
Leaf and Stem shape: Small, green fleshy leaves on reddish stems
Flower: Tiny, star-shaped light pink flowers borne in clusters in the summer
Maintenance: Low – zero, very shallow rooted and easy to remove, easy to pull weeds from centre, no cutting back
Landscape use: Groundcover, rock garden, edging, containers
Propagate: By division and cuttings
Pests & Disease: Nothing serious, deer may eat and occasionally slugs and snails
Comments: Nice groundcover around stepping stones and at the edges of pathwaysbut it doesn’t handle heavy foot traffic
Cultivars: S. s. ‘Dragons Blood’ – deep red flowers and red foliage in the summer
S. s. ‘Voodoo’ – shorter at 2-4″H, rose coloured flowers and mahogany foliage
S. s. ‘Tricolor’ – red, white and pink variegation
