Lidakense Sedum - Hardy Perennial Groundcover - Quart Pot

Sedum cauticolum - A real jewel of a dwarf autumn flowering succulent flowering from late August to mid September. The buds are attractive for a week or so then followed by the brilliant flowers. "A sight for sore eyes" as they say. After flowering the deciduous stems die back and the new next years growth can be seen. This growth has to survive the winter and start growing in the spring, when it makes a compact grey-green cushion thru the summer, which is attractive in its own right. If only all plants were as easy to grow as Sedums, then gardeners would clothe the suburbs in unbroken chains of color and life. They pack considerable water reserves in their succulent, spongy leaves, which not only helps them in times of drought, but also makes them exceptionally easy to root from cuttings broken off the plants in summer and stuck anywhere you want a new plant to grow. Some of the small creeping species can even be crumbled up and cast about like seeds. They will sprout up quickly as a thick groundcover -- what a heady feeling that can be for the under confident gardener. There are several thick-crowned, clumping Sedums in our flora, and a number of the low, creeping types that fill in spaces between larger plants or crevices in rocks or cliffs. They all produce broccoli-shaped or flat-spreading flower heads with upward-facing, starry-crystalline blooms that must be tireless nectar producers, for the flowers are covered with satisfied insects. They seem especially attractive to hoverflies, whose larvae are important aphid predators in the garden. Many of the creeping types are evergreen or semi evergreen, with leaves of many shapes, sizes and colors. They make adaptable low groundcovers for the rock garden, ledge, or between paving stones.

• Zones 3-11
• Part to Full Sun
• Easy to grow
• Mature Height: 10-12"
• Immediate shipping in one quart pot