{"title":"Sedum","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe genus \u003cem\u003eSedum\u003c\/em\u003e is a diverse group that includes some of our most durable garden perennials. Most sedum plants are known for their colorful, fleshy, \u003ca title=\"succulent\" href=\"\/collections\/buy-succulent-plants-online\"\u003esucculent\u003c\/a\u003e foliage and yellow, pink or white, \u003ca title=\"Read more about butterfly attracting plants\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/blogs\/articles\/butterfly-garden-plants-host-attract-butterflies\"\u003ebutterfly-attracting flowers\u003c\/a\u003e. Sedum foliage color can include green, purple, blue, yellow, or even variegated with multiple colors. In the autumn sedum leaves may take on reddish or copper hues.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eTypes of Sedum Stonecrop\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThere are two basic body plans for sedum plants, the ground-hugging, mat-forming sedums (i.e., \u003cem\u003eSedum tetractinum\u003c\/em\u003e) and the tall, clump-forming sedums (i.e., \u003cem\u003eSedum tatarinowii\u003c\/em\u003e). Both types of sedum make excellent \u003ca title=\"groundcover garden plants\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/perennial-groundcovers-plants-flowering\"\u003egroundcover garden plants\u003c\/a\u003e as well as attractive container plants. The low growing sedum are perfect plants for green roofs. Try pairing tall sedum with plants like setcreasea, kniphofia, hemerocallis, salvia and euphorbia. The mat-forming sedum groundcovers look great filling in the ground beneath things like paeonia, setcreasea, graptopetalum, musa, rudbeckia and iris.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere To Plant Sedum\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAs a group, sedum stonecrop prefers well-drained, moist soils, although many are highly drought-tolerant. In nature, most sedums occur in light shade or partly sunny sites, while a few are also well-adapted to full sun situations. Their xeric nature makes sedums popular for use in \u003ca title=\"rock gardens\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/rock-garden-plants\"\u003erock gardens\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"roof gardens\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/green-roofs\"\u003eroof gardens\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"wall gardens\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/living-wall\"\u003ewall gardens\u003c\/a\u003e, and living wreaths. When you are ready to buy sedums for your perennial garden, check out our list of sedums for sale, which includes many new selections.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFor additional tips on how to grow and care for sedum, check out our article \u003ca title=\"Top Tips for Growing Sedum\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/blogs\/articles\/sedum-varieties-stonecrop-autumn\"\u003eTop Tips for Growing Sedum\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sedum-bithynicum","title":"Sedum bithynicum","description":"\u003cp\u003e(syn: Sedum pallidum var. bithynicum) The Turkish Sedum bithynicum attracts more attention than most other plants in our rock garden. This diminutive, but easy-to-grow \u003ca title=\"Read more about sedum\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/blogs\/articles\/sedum-varieties-stonecrop-autumn\"\u003esedum\u003c\/a\u003e forms small, spreading, rubbery buns of blue-grey foliage that in 3 years can spread to more than 2' wide and just 1\" tall (virtually no root system, so it's easy to remove). In late summer, mats of Sedum bithynicum are topped with russet-brown flowering stems to 3\" topped with tiny, white, star-shaped flowers. In winter, the blue-grey foliage takes on a russet overlay...splendid!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/tekNmoQkMHU\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21024935685,"sku":"2798","price":15.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Sedum-bithynicum.i-2798.s-65560.r-1_891cc1c2-f940-4165-92f4-33814d73d2be.jpg?v=1791485489"},{"product_id":"sedum-frosted-fire","title":"Sedum Frosted Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003eSedum' Frosted Fire' has excelled in our garden trials for over a decade. The 18\" tall x 18\" wide, deciduous clump of stunning creamy-edged leaves is topped in summer with reddish flower heads that age to bronze, during which time, there will be a parade of native pollinators lined up to indulge. Used in mass plantings, it makes an unforgettable landscape design element. Sedum 'Frosted Fire' is to Sedum 'Autumn Fire' like Sedum 'Lajos' is to Sedum 'Autumn Joy'. Cultivation is very easy in sunny sites, in average to well-drained soils.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21028880709,"sku":"8939","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Sedum-Frosted-Fire.i-8939.s-62617.r-1_33b61440-d976-4644-8d02-ef42b61399a1.jpg?v=1790860524"},{"product_id":"sedum-firecracker-pp-26595","title":"Sedum Firecracker PP 26595","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe have been very impressed with our trials of Sedum 'Firecracker', the 2014 introduction and improvement over the earlier Sedum 'Cherry Tart', from Michigan plant breeder, Chris \"Sparky\" Hansen. For us, it forms a 3\" tall x 2' wide evergreen mound of foliage that emerges grey and almost immediately changes to a lovely rosy purple. As a rock gardener, we like that it has a controlled growth spread, so if you're using it for a groundcover, you'll need a plant every 2'. In late summer, it's topped with a show of pink flowers, but we'd grow this just for the foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":22577576965,"sku":"12731","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Sedum-Firecracker-PP-26595.i-12731.s-64941.r-1.jpg?v=1781120744"},{"product_id":"sedum-tetractinum-little-china","title":"Sedum tetractinum Little China","description":"\u003cp\u003eSedum 'Little China' is a miniature form of one of our favorite sedums, Sedum tetractinum. This cute evergreen gem comes from Paul Little of Little Hill Nursery in Memphis. In good soil, a 4\" pot will form a ground-hugging 3\" tall x 2' wide patch in one year. The medium green leaves of Sedum 'Little China' are only .5\" wide...1\/3 smaller than typical coral reef sedum. The medium green, rubbery-textured, paddle-shaped foliage takes on a lovely burgundy-red cast at the onset of cool weather. In late spring, the patches are topped with open sprays of bright yellow flowers that hug the foliage. Sedum 'Little China' performs well in both sun and part sun.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GX7lUag2_N0?si=RoCeF0Xg3GWytwdx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":26966868357,"sku":"11758","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Sedum-tetractinum-Little-China.i-11758.s-66527.r-1.jpg?v=1784832768"},{"product_id":"sedum-bundle-of-joy-pp-30808","title":"Sedum Bundle of Joy PP 30808","description":"\u003cp\u003eSedum 'Bundle of Joy' is the new white-flowering mutation of Sedum 'Pure Joy'. This amazing deciduous stonecrop forms a 10\" tall x 20\" wide perfect dome-shaped mound that looks as if it's been kept manicured by an OCD gardener. Starting for us in mid-August, the mounds are smothered in tiny white flowers that seem heaven sent as a feast for the bee population. Sedum 'Bundle of Joy' is perfect in the rock garden or as a small groundcover near a walk.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19471901524055,"sku":"14339","price":15.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Sedum-Bundle-of-Joy-PP-30808.i-14339.s-65734.r-1.jpg?v=1791486154"},{"product_id":"sedum-back-in-black-pp-33632","title":"Sedum Back in Black PP 33632","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Hylotelephium 'Back in Black') Sedum 'Back in Black', a 2021 introduction, is a long-awaited break-through in upright, purple-leaf stonecrops. Virtually all previous efforts at such a plant have failed to thrive in our hot, humid summer, due either to disease or just pure mid-summer butt-ugliness. For close to a decade, Walters Gardens has been working to surpass the previous standards, Sedum 'Purple Emperor' and Sedum 'Black Jack', and Sedum 'Back in Black' is now the new gold standard. The 1.5' tall x 1.5' wide deciduous clump of dark purple-black, rubbery foliage is stunning, even before it produces the mid-summer purple-grey buds that open as frothy lavender-pink flower heads. Good drainage and at least half day sun is all it takes to succeed with amazing new hardy succulent.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32454642204759,"sku":"16516","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Sedum-Back-in-Black-PP-33632.i-16516.s-66399.r-1.jpg?v=1787242678"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/collections\/Sedum-palmeri-Mendoza-1900x350.jpg?v=1681245234","url":"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/sedum.oembed","provider":"Plant Delights Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}