Sedum Hispanicum Blue Carpet Purple Form

Cold hardy and drought tolerant once established.

Sedum hispanicum blue carpet purple form. Light textured and tight to the ground this sedum grows to a mere 2 in height. Spanish stonecrop sedum hispanicum purpureum in the sedums database. The purple hue of the winter foliage will take away the winter blues. Cooler temperatures bring deeper blues purples and rose tones.

Foliage may take on a reddish tinge during the colder months. Charming nuggets of succulent foliage in ever changing hues form a carpet of tight broccoli like florets. Purple form should always be placed somewhere prominent to show off it s fantastic color. Data specific to sedums.

Eastern switzerland to iran. Ground cover mat forming. Sedum hispanicum grows slowly and only reaches 2 inches tall and 8 inches wide at maturity. The color is just amazing fantastic stunning spectacular yep i like this one blue carpet stonecrop is sensational hanging over rocks boulders or a container s edge.

A perfect choice for rock gardens tucked between stepping stones or in the crevices of dry walls. In late summer foliage is completely covered with small pink star shaped flowers. Blue gray foliage in summer then changing to deep blue and lovely hues of purple in colder weather. Small white flowers in summer attract butterflies.

Purple form is an adorable little sedum that forms tight mounds. Evergreen succulent forms a low blue green carpet. Sedum hispanicum can turn deep purple in cold winter. Hardiness sedum hispanicum also known as blue carpet or spanish stonecrop is a hardy perennial succulent that forms a tight cushion of tiny blue gray needle like leaves.

Sedum hispanicum blue carpet. One of my very favorite sedums. Sedum hispanicum minus purple form blue carpet truly this sedum purple form is a great plant for a hypertufa pot or trough. Sedum hispanicum minus purple form buy blue carpet sedum online.

Summer foliage is blue gray and contrasts nicely with the tiny pink flowers in late summer. It forms a tight mat of blue gray that fades from day to day to different hues of blue and purple greenish blue and slightly pinkish. Sedum hispanicum purple form stonecrop is a very cool plant to have in your garden. It gets a purple tint to it in the winter.

Evergreen foliage of silvery blue is kissed with pink in summer. Beautiful sedum but i made the mistake of pairing it with other plantings and it has just about gotten swallowed. On jan 28 2006 gabrielle from zone 5a wrote. Sedum blue carpet common name tiny buttons stonecrop a favorite for troughs or hypertufa containers.

Use as a cascade or creeper in the rock garden in cracks and crevices rock walls or in containers. It produces lots of small white blooms in late summer and makes a sweet blue accent in outdoor containers.