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Red Carpet Stonecrop

Scientific name: Sedum spurium 'Red Carpet'
Taxonomy
Family:Crassulaceae
Type:Groundcovers evergreen
Native:NO
Plant Requirements
Zone:3 to 9
Sun:Full sun
Moisture:Dry
Plant Characteristics
Height:0 ft
Width:2 ft
Bloom:Summer flowers
Bloom Time:June to July
Bloom Color:Pink
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description If there was ever the need for a drought tolerant creeping groundcover that survives in all but the wettest sites, Red Carpet Stonecrop would be an ideal selection.

  Morphology:
Red Carpet Stonecrop is a semi-evergreen groundcover which matures to a height of 4” in foliage but 6" tall when in flower. It quickly spreads to form mats of dense stems and miniature foliage. This Sedum cultivar features reddish foliage throughout the growing season, becoming a deep crimson in the fall and winter. On good sites the plant may become invasive.

Small but showy pink flower clusters (star-shaped flowers with five petals) first appear in early summer and last for 2-4 weeks.

This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds

  Adaptation:
This plant performs best in full sun in moist, well-drained soils, but it is extremely urban tolerant. It can withstand poor sites such as in a rock garden where soil moisture would be limited or where conditions are excessively hot.

  Pests:
None reported.
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