Groundcover Specifications
- Season: Perennial
- USDA Zones: 4 - 9
- Height: 12 - 16 inches
- Bloom Season: Summer
- Bloom Color: Yellow
- Growth Rate: Vigorous
- Environment: Full sun
- Soil Type: Well-drained, pH 6.5 - 7.5
- Foliage Color: Dark green
- Latin Name: Sedum Aizoon
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: 1000 seeds covers approximately 20 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 Aizoon) - This medium-sized Sedum is a versatile perennial to add to your beds and borders. Sedum Aizoon has a unique foliage that is adorned with bright yellow flowers. The blooms are large in comparison to the foliage and very show. Sedums do well leaning over the edge of rock walls, raised beds, rock gardens, or in mass planting.
This Sedum ground cover plant offers continuous garden performance. Even when it is not flowering it has an attractive foliage that adds interest to any sunny landscape. Sedum Aizoon is more commonly known as Fei Cai in some parts of the world. It actually is considered to be a forb which is non-woody plant that is not a grass.
Sedum has tiny seeds which should be mixed with finest sand or talcum for an even sowing. Sow Sedum ground cover seed indoors 6 - 8 weeks before the last frost is expected. Use small pots or flats and sterile starter mix. Pre-moisten the starter mix and sow Sedum ground cover seeds on the surface. Press the seed into the moistened soil, and do not cover the Sedum seed. Keep the seeds moist but not saturated until they germinate. Water from the underside of the pots or use a spray bottle and lightly mist the seeds.
