Groundcover Specifications
- Season: Perennial
- USDA Zones: 5 - 10
- Height: 2 - 4 inches
- Width: 12 - 15 inches
- Bloom Season: Late spring to summer
- Bloom Color: Whitish-pink
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Environment: Full sun to partial shade
- Foot Traffic: Light
- Soil Type: Well-drained, gritty, pH 5.8 - 7.2
- Foliage Color: Blue-green
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: 8 - 12 inches
- Note: For detailed directions for indoor and outdoor planting, please Click Here
- Care & Maintenance: See: Sedum
Sedum (Sedum Hispanicum) - Looking for a drought tolerant, low-growing, low-maintenance ground cover plant? Sedum Hispanicum is a great choice! This Sedum has blue-green, succulent foliage, and it only reaches a few inches in height. As the weather warms, the foliage turns to a blue-grey color, and it has a soft feathery feel to it. In late spring to summer it has clusters of small whitish pink blooms. Sedum Hispanicum is a tough ground cover plant and can bear some wear and tear such as light walking.
Sedum Hispanicum is commonly called Spanish Stonecrop, and although it is a sun lover in mild climates, this perennial prefers some afternoon shade in areas with extremely hot summers. Porous well-drained soil is essential. Plant it in coarse sandy or gravelly soil in a rock garden, trough, wall, or container, or use it as a small-scale ground cover on a slope or bank. In too much shade it slowly dwindles or is overtaken by neighboring plants.
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.
