Stonecrop Ground Cover

Check out the distinctive foliage on sedum plants.

Stonecrop ground cover.

Leaves are attractive throughout the growing season. Sunshine and good drainage are key to this plant s success. Stonecrop ground cover plants need regular watering while they establish. After three months the plant develops an extensive root system.

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. Sedum spurium red carpet common name caucasian stonecrop.

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. 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. Red carpet is a low mat forming red leafed sedum or stonecrop. Sedum stonecrop is an easy to grow group of succulents that look great in the summer and autumn 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.