Sedum Dragons Blood

Description

Sedum spurium Dragon’s Blood is a mat-forming evergreen perennial, which grows up to 10 cm in height. It forms a carpet of glossy jade succulent leaves with red margins. The brilliant colours are intensified with direct sunlight. The leaves turn greener towards the stem in summer, but retain their bright red edges.

Small dark pink flowers are borne mid to late summer, and dark red rosettes appear throughout winter. It is a fine selection for growing in walls, rockeries, troughs, front of borders / groundcover and alpine gardens.

Family: Crassulaceae
Syn: Sedum ‘Schorbuser Blut’, Phedimus spurius ‘Dragon’s Blood’
Common Name: Red Stonecrop, Caucasian stonecrop
Native: The Caucusus
Awards: RHS Award of Garden Merit
Height: 10 cm (4″)
Spread: 40cm
Soil Type: All, prefers moist soil with good drainage
Soil PH: Neutral, Alkaline, Acid
Aspect: Sun, Partial Shade
UK Hardiness: Hardy
Flowering Time: Spring / Summer
Flower Colour: Pink
Foliage Colour: Jade Green & Red