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Stonecrop in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Sedum Spectabile

 

Stonecrop

New:Sedum, or Stonecrop, is a large genus of flowering plant which has fleshy, succulent leaves, fleshy stems, and has clusters of small, starry flowers. Sedum Spectabile, or Ice Plant is well known to be very easy to care for. The flowers on this plant are generally yellow or pink. It has thick leaves and bunches of star shaped flowers.

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plant Features
  • Stonecrop likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Stonecrop likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Stonecrop is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Stonecrop likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

 
plant information

Common name

Stonecrop

Latin name

Sedum Spectabile

type

Perennial

family

Crassulaceae

ph

4.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Stonecrop likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Stonecrop is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Stonecrop likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

  • Water

    Stonecrop likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
  •  
    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Stonecrop is 0.45meters x 0.45meters 0.45 M 0.45 M

Sedum Spectabile

New:Sedum, or Stonecrop, is a large genus of flowering plant which has fleshy, succulent leaves, fleshy stems, and has clusters of small, starry flowers. Sedum Spectabile, or Ice Plant is well known to be very easy to care for. The flowers on this plant are generally yellow or pink. It has thick leaves and bunches of star shaped flowers.


Flowering

From Mid Summer TO Mid Autumn

Most sedum flower through the summer months and into early Autumn

 

Planting

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Plant divisions or seeds in Spring

 

Propagating by seed

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Sow seeds in Spring

 

Propagating by division

From Mid Spring TO Late Summer

Dividing plants for propagation can be done at any time during the growing season, and divisions will grow readily.

 
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