Blue Spruce Stonecrop
Sedum reflexum
$19.98
This outstanding variety is grown for its fine textured carpets of needle-like gray-green foliage with blue highlights, that becomes bronzed in winter; presents flat topped clusters of bright yellow flowers in summer; excellent hanging container plant
Features and Growing Tips
Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
Blue Spruce Stonecrop is a dense herbaceous perennial with a ground-hugging habit of growth. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.
Ornamental Qualities
Blue Spruce Stonecrop is smothered in stunning cymes of yellow star-shaped flowers with chartreuse overtones at the ends of the stems from early to late summer. Its attractive tiny succulent needle-like leaves remain grayish green in color with hints of silvery blue throughout the season.
Planting and Growing
Blue Spruce Stonecrop will grow to be only 5 inches tall at maturity extending to 7 inches tall with the flowers | with a spread of 18 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant | individual plants should be spaced approximately 14 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a fast rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial | this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter | and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!
This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil | and will often die in standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant | and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. Like most succulents and cacti | this plant prefers to grow in poor soils and should therefore never be fertilized. It is not particular as to soil pH | but grows best in poor soils | and is able to handle environmental salt. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This species is not originally from North America. It can be propagated by division.
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun to partial shade
Deer Resistant
Keep moisture level dry to average
Mature Size 5"(7"withtheflowers)Hx18"W
Flowers are yellow
Flowers from early to late summer
Attracts bees; butterflies
Zone 3b
Likes well drained soil