Description
Sedum spathulifolium ‘Cape Blanco’ is an excellent Stonecrop for edging paths or in a rock garden, particularly for hot, dry sites. It forms a low, slow-spreading cushion or carpet of powdery, grey-green leaves with bright yellow starry flowers appear in mid to late summer. It will grow in moist soils but needs to be relatively dry throughout the winter.
It is a fine selection for growing in walls, rockeries, troughs, front of borders / groundcover and alpine gardens.
Family: Crassulaceae
Full Name: Sedum spathulifolium ‘Cape Blanco’
Syn: Gormania spathulifolia
Common Name: Broadleaf Stonecrop, Yellow Stonecrop, Spoon-leaved Stonecrop
Native: Coastal Oregon, USA
Awards: RHS Award of Garden Merit
Height: 10 cm (4″)
Spread: 40cm (16″)
Soil Type: All, prefers moisture retentive soil with good drainage though will grow well in dry, sandy soils etc.
Soil PH: Neutral, Alkaline, Acid
Aspect: Sun, Partial Shade
UK Hardiness: Hardy
Flowering Time: Spring / Summer
Flower Colour: Yellow
Foliage Colour: Powdery Grey-Green with Red on older and stressed leaves
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