GARDENS IN THE WOOD of Grassy Creek

 
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SEDUM (Stonecrop)

Cold hardy, easy as pie to grow, maintenance free, colorful, textural, edible, perfect for containers, rock gardens, edging, rock walls, and green roofs:  these all describe Sedum, or Stonecrop, a genus that contains about 400 different species.  I have yet to see a Sedum I didn't like or just had to have - here are just a few.
Sedum bithynicum
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7.00    
 
 
This is a lovely blue/gray, soft feeling sedum that is ideal for the rockery.  This diminutive sedum only grows about an inch high, so give it a place where it won't be overpowered and can show itself off.  Zones 5-9.  Well-drained soil and sun.
Sedum dasyphyllum v. major "Blue Tears Sedum"
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7.00    
 
 
Mound-forming and evergreen with blue-green leaves and tiny, star-shaped white flowers in summer.  Give it full sun to light shade in well-drained soil.  "Blue Tears" only grows from 2 to 4 inches high, but that's nothing to cry about.  It's a fast spreader and makes up for its short stature that way.  Hardy to -10 degrees F.  
Sedum ellacombianum
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7.00    
 
 
Bright green leaves and brilliant, star-shaped yellow flowers in summer, 6 x 18 inches.  Full sun, well-drained soil.  This sedum is very drought tolerant and hardy to -30 degrees F. 
Sedum hispanicum "Little Blue Spruce Stonecrop"
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7.00    
 
 
Another sweet little blue sedum for the rockery.  This European native grows from one to two inches in sun and shows off with pink flowers in June.  Zones 5-9, well-drained soil and sun.
Sedum lineare "Variegatum"
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7.00    
 
 
Here is another beautiful Sedum that I have been impressed with.  It's hard to tell from the photo, but each linear, soft green leaf is outlined with cream.  Sedum lineare grows to about four inches high in sun and well-drained soil and does not appear to be invasive, although it's so pretty, you just might want it to be.  The flowers are not the show on this beauty, but they are yellow in case you want to know.  This sedum is variously listed as being hardy anywhere from Zones 4-7 through 9.
Sedum pachyclados
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7.00    
 
 
This is a lovely creeping Sedum with soft, blue-green rosettes and white, star-shaped flowers in spring and fall.  Give it full sun to light shade in well-drained soil, and it will be happy.   Hardy to -30 degrees F.  You can't beat that.
Sedum rupestre "Blue Spruce"
(Stonecrop)
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7.00    
 
 
This silver blue Sedum rupestre "Blue Spruce" grows to only about four inches high so it's perfect for the rock garden, walkway, or anywhere else you want a showy ground cover.  The soft color is unusual for a Sedum and is even more interesting when accented by the bright yellow flowers.  Not only is Sedum "Blue Spruce" just about perfect in every way but, to top that, it's also deer resistant and drought tolerant.  What more could you ask for?  I am particularly fond of Sedum, and combining different varieties of Sedum in a walkway, rock garden, green roof, or in a large container makes a lovely tapestry.   Lots of sun and watch the water - Sedum likes it on the dry side.  Zones 4-10.  Quarts.
Sedum sieboldii "October Daphne"
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8.00    
 
 
This most interesting and attractive Sedum changes color with the seasons: its scalloped, succulent leaves, arranged in groups of three, begin as blue/gray, sometimes with rosy margins, and with colder weather, turn a lovely bronze/rose color.  This clump-forming Sedum has rosy, star-shaped flowers, but the succulent leaves are what I likek most.   Even though October Daphne is completely cold  hardy, it does die back in the winter.  This colorful Sedum likes dry, well-drained soil and full sun (with a little dappled shade in hot areas).  Zones 3-9.
Sedum spurium "John Creech"
(Stonecrop)
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7.00    
 
 
Sedum "John Creech," named after a former director of the
U. S.  National Arboretum, was discovered in Asia.  This evergreen Sedum is mat forming, and its dark green, scalloped leaves grow only to about two inches high; in fall, it is covered in pink flowers.  Sedums like plenty of sun, although they can withstand a bit of shade.  Sedums are drought tolerant and deer-resistant. "John Creech" is a moderate spreader in Zones 3-8.   Quarts.
Sedum spurium "Tri-color"
(Stonecrop)
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7.00    
 
 
This is an exceptionally pretty Sedum.  With green leaves, edged in white and pink, it would have to be.  Sedum "Tricolor" grows to about four inches in full sun and well-drained soil in Zones 6-9.  Quarts.
Sedum spurium "Dragon's Blood"
(Stonecrop)
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7.00    
 
 
This pretty evergreen Sedum, with colorful scalloped leaves, turns deep red in fall and is quite showy.  In late summer, its deep pink flowers are the attraction.  "Dragons Blood" Sedum grows to about four inches in full sun and well-drained soil.  Zones 4-9. 
Sedum telephium "Vera Jameson"
(Stonecrop)
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8.00    
 
 
This semi-trailing herbaceous perennial, with yellowish green fleshy leaves and dusty pink blooms, grows to about eight inches high and about twice as wide.  Like all Sedums, "Vera Jameson" adds color and texture to the perennial border and walkways.  Sedum "Vera Jameson" grows in full sun in well-drained soil in Zones 4-9.  Quarts.
Sedum telephium "Autumn Joy"
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7.00    
 
 
_Perennial Sedum "Autumn Joy" has been around for a long time, and I can't even remember a time when I didn't have it in my garden.  The plant is pretty all over.  The large gray/green succulent leaves, the large heads of mauve flowers, and the fact that it's virtually trouble-free are some of the reasons it's a garden standby.  "Autumn Joy" grows to about 15 inches in full, with blossoming standing at least another foot high, is drought tolerant.  Sun.  Zones 3-9.  Quarts.
Sedum tectractinum
(Chinese Stonecrop)
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7.00    
 
 
This lovely evergreen Chinese Sedum grows about four inches high and has a trailing habit that makes it ideal for the rock wall, rock garden, and hanging baskets or containers where it can spill over the sides.  Its large, rounded leaves turn from bright green (sometimes very dark green) to a attractive rusty bronze in fall just like the photo on the left (taken October 24, 2012).  Sun.  Zones 3-9.
Sedum rupestre
(Stonecrop)
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7.00    
 
 
This is one of the most striking Sedums I have ever seen.  The tips  of its bright gold, needle-like foliage turns orange in fall, and it couldn't be showier.  This golden Sedum  grows to about four inches in full sun in Zones 6-9.  Quarts.
Sedum makinoi "Ogon"
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7.00    
 
 
You can spot this spectacular Japanese woodland Sedum a mile away.  Only growing to about two inches high, "Ogon", with its brilliant gold succulent leaves, is ideal for walkways, rock walls, rock gardens, and spilling out of containers.  This showy, mat-forming Sedum does better with a little shade in the day and is drought tolerant - please be vigilant about over watering.  There are brilliant yellow, start-shaped flowers, but they are almost an afterthought and hardly noticeable against the bright foliage.  Well-drained soil, partial sun, in Zones 3-9.  Quarts.