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The fleshy leaves and bright
flowers make stonecrop a popular perennial. It is practically
foolproof, and offers spectacular color during the latter part
of the growing season when most other flowers are fading.
USDA Zones: 3 - 10; Zone 8 east of the Rocky Mountains
Light: sun - partial shade; partial shade is
best in warmer regions
Height: 18-24 inches
Width: 18-24 inches
Flower Colors: pink mellowing to brick red
Bloom Time: Late summer - frost
Special Features:
Attractive Foliage
Attracts Butterflies
Easy to Grow
Fall Color
Flowers
Notable Varieties
- 'Autumn Joy' develops red flowers
in the late summer on 18-inch-tall blue-green plants.
- 'Brilliant' is similar, but
shorter and sooner to bloom.
- 'Meteor' is 15-inches-high with
deep red flowers.
- 'Ruby Glow' spreads its 10-inch-long
stems, topped with ruby-red flowers.
- 'Vere Jameson' has wine-red
foliage and grows only 12 inches tall.
- Sedum kamtschaticum is a related
species. The variety 'Weienstephaner Gold' creates a carpet of
yellow flowers.
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