Sedum cauticolum - STONECROP
Stonecrop with gray-blue leaves, dense growth and rosy-red flowers in summer.
Easy and tough plant. For sunny garden with drained soil.
Blooming Time: June/July
Size: 10" tall x 12" wide
USDA Zones: 3-9 (heat zones 6-9)
Culture: sun, grows well in average to dry soils, if they are drained (amended with gravel, sand, etc). Medium, medium-dry to dry soil. Adaptable to pH, but soils should be drained and somewhat leaner. IAvoid waterlogged, rich and fertile soils! Drought, heat and humidity.
Moisture Needs: medium (average), medium-dry to dry
Origin: Japan
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes / yes, various bees and hoverflies
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Plant Combinations: Flower beds in sun, edges, rock gardens, retaining or dry walls, troughs, xeriscape (xeric gardens).
Good with small Echinacea, Achillea, short Agastache, summer blooming Allium, Asclepias tuberosa, Calamintha, Coreopsis, shorter Liatris, Nepeta, shorter Oenothera, less spreading Creeping Phlox hybrids (Phlox subulata hybrids), Penstemons, smaller Platycodon, Salvia nemorosa hybrids, Satureja, other Sedum, small Silene, Sisyrinchium, Stachys 'Densiflorus', Thymus, Veronica, Yucca, and grasses like Bouteloa, Sporobolus 'Tara' or short Schizachyrium.
Or combine with small rock garden plants like : other Sedum, Sempervivum (hens and chickens), or Anacyclus, Arabis, Artemisia schmidtiana, low growing Campanula, Dianthus, Erigeron pulchellus, smaller Euphorbia, Gentiana acaulis and similar, Gypsophila repens, miniature or dwarf bearded (MBD, Iris x barbata), Lewisia, Lithodora, smaller Potentilla.
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Picture Copyright: US Perennials
Sedum cauticolum - STONECROP
Stonecrop with gray-blue leaves, dense growth and rosy-red flowers in summer.
Easy and tough plant. For sunny garden with drained soil.
Blooming Time: June/July
Size: 10" tall x 12" wide
USDA Zones: 3-9 (heat zones 6-9)
Culture: sun, grows well in average to dry soils, if they are drained (amended with gravel, sand, etc). Medium, medium-dry to dry soil. Adaptable to pH, but soils should be drained and somewhat leaner. IAvoid waterlogged, rich and fertile soils! Drought, heat and humidity.
Moisture Needs: medium (average), medium-dry to dry
Origin: Japan
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes / yes, various bees and hoverflies
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Plant Combinations: Flower beds in sun, edges, rock gardens, retaining or dry walls, troughs, xeriscape (xeric gardens).
Good with small Echinacea, Achillea, short Agastache, summer blooming Allium, Asclepias tuberosa, Calamintha, Coreopsis, shorter Liatris, Nepeta, shorter Oenothera, less spreading Creeping Phlox hybrids (Phlox subulata hybrids), Penstemons, smaller Platycodon, Salvia nemorosa hybrids, Satureja, other Sedum, small Silene, Sisyrinchium, Stachys 'Densiflorus', Thymus, Veronica, Yucca, and grasses like Bouteloa, Sporobolus 'Tara' or short Schizachyrium.
Or combine with small rock garden plants like : other Sedum, Sempervivum (hens and chickens), or Anacyclus, Arabis, Artemisia schmidtiana, low growing Campanula, Dianthus, Erigeron pulchellus, smaller Euphorbia, Gentiana acaulis and similar, Gypsophila repens, miniature or dwarf bearded (MBD, Iris x barbata), Lewisia, Lithodora, smaller Potentilla.
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Picture Copyright: US Perennials