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Sedum spectabile (Showy Stonecrop, Ice-Plant)

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Plant Type: Perennial
Uses: Rock Garden, Border
Propagation: Seeds, Stem Cuttings, Division
Habit: Upright
Light: Full Sun, Part Shade
Flower Color: Various
Blooms: Summer, Autumn
Width: 1.5 ft.
Height: 1.5 - 2 ft.
Fertility: Moderately Rich, Average
Soil: Neutral, Well-Drained, Medium
Zone: 3 - 10

Hardy Perennial. Showy Stonecrop is an outstanding plant for a sunny spot in your garden. An effective rock garden planting and good border plant as well. Durable and long-lived. Profuse, large, flat clusters of tiny flowers appear in summer and bloom into the fall, when many other perennials have faded. Even the spent flowers are attractive until the first frost. A superior cultivar is 'Autumn Joy' (a hybrid cross between S. spectabile and S. telephium) which has become a traditional favorite with gardeners. It carries large flower heads that open pink and age to a rusty red. The cultivar 'Star Dust' has white flowers and blue-green leaves.