Sedum Spurium Elizabeth Red Carpet

A lovely vigorous ground cover of green foliage that blushes deep rose in the summer.

Sedum spurium elizabeth red carpet. Excellent as a perennial border in rock gardens or as a groundcover or container plant. Sedum red carpet common name stonecrop red leaves all year. Low maintenance plant great for rock gardens. This forgiving colorful spreader can transform large areas of poor soil into lush swathes of color.

It produces masses of tiny pink blooms each summer and looks attractive when planted in large drifts. Intolerant of wet soils. Sedum red carpet does not flower but the foliage is so colorful you won t notice. Sedum spurium red carpet growing and maintenance tips prefers average to dry well drained soil in full sun.

The sedum elizabeth sedum spurium also known as sedum red carpet is a short ground cover that is a little different from the rest. Elizabeth has red blooms that flower from may to september. Sedum spurium commonly called caucasian stonecrop or two row stonecrop is a low growing sprawling mat forming sedum or stonecrop that is commonly grown as a ground cover it is native to the caucusus. Useful for small gardens and green roofs.

Propagate by seed and cuttings although division seems to be the easiest for most. Foliage will turn a more vibrant mahogany red with cooler fall temperatures. Occasional deep carmine red flowers. Sedum spurium red carpet red carpet aka elizabeth stonecrop.

The foliage is a dark red with green and produces a wonderful fall color. Sedum spurium now phedimus spurius red carpet. Item crop image size current inventory. This is an evergreen plant that typically rises only 3 6 tall but spreads to 18 24 wide by creeping branching stems that easily root at the nodes.