Groundcover Specifications
- Season: Perennial
- USDA Zones: 4 - 8
- Height: 2 - 3 inches
- Bloom Season: Summer
- Bloom Color: Golden yellow
- Environment: Full sun to partial shade
- Foot Traffic: Light
- Soil Type: Well-drained, pH 6.8 - 7.2
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 68 - 72F
- Average Germ Time: 14 - 28 days
- Light Required: Yes
- Depth: Do not cover the seed but press into the soil
- Sowing Rate: Approximately 5000 seeds cover 100 square feet
- Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
- Plant Spacing: 12 inches
- Note: For detailed directions for indoor and outdoor planting, please Click Here
- Care & Maintenance: See: Sedum
Sedum (Sedum Acre) - What an excellent performer! Sedum Acre ground cover plants form a brilliant, intense golden yellow carpet that will rapidly spread and fill in, giving you ground cover over a large area in a very short time. Sedum Acre is so well-known and used that it has many common names: Goldmoss Stonecrop, Goldmoss Sedum, Biting Stonecrop or Wallpepper. It is a perennial plant native to Europe but also naturalized in North America. Sedum grows well in poor soils, sand, rock gardens, and rich dirt, in a variety of light conditions, but prefers mostly sunny conditions. It is such a versatile plant. It is well-suited for use in hanging baskets and container gardens as a trailing accent, as borders and edging in the flower garden, or as a general ground cover.
Sedum Acre ground cover seed can be sown indoors or directly outdoors. Indoor sowing can be done 6 - 8 weeks before last frost date. Use small pots or flats and sterile starter mix. Pre-moisten the starter mix and sow 5 - 7 Sedum ground cover seeds per container. The Sedum seed is exceptionally small, so only press the seed into the moistened soil, and do not cover the Sedum seed. Keep the seeds moist but not saturated until they germinate. For outdoor sowing, wait until garden soil temperatures are 70F. Select a site with well-draining soil. If necessary amend soil with sand or fine grit. Loosen the top 1 - 2 inches of soil, remove any weeds, and gently broadcast the Sedum ground cover seed over the soil. Lightly press the seeds into the soil, and keep the seed continuously moist until germination.
Shaker Bottle With Seed Starting Matrix |
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Shake 'n Seed - We are now offering shaker bottles filled with our seed starting matrix: rich soil, gardening sand, water absorbing crystals, and starter fertilizer. This not only helps dispense your seed, but it gets it off to a great start! Simply remove lid from shaker bottle, add seed from packet, put back on lid, shake the bottle vigorously for 15 seconds, and then shake your way to beautiful new plants! Use Shake 'n Seed over good quality soil, and then gently water to keep seed moist until it sprouts. Great for ground covers or mass planting flower seeds. |
