Groundcover Specifications
- Season: Perennial
- USDA Zones: 5 - 9
- Height: 4 - 6 inches
- Width: 12 - 15
- Bloom Season: Summer and fall
- Bloom Color: Rose pink
- Environment: Full sun
- Soil Type: Well-drained, gritty, pH 5.8 - 6.8
- Deer Resistant: Yes
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 68 - 70F
- Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 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: 10 - 14 inches
- Note: For detailed directions for indoor and outdoor planting, please Click Here
- Care & Maintenance: See: Sedum
Sedum (Spurium Coccineum Purple Carpet) - Edge your walkways with these wonderful ground cover plants. Easy-to-grow from Sedum ground cover seed, this perennial is a versatile ground cover for rock gardens, planting in rock walls, around stones, green roofs, flower beds, or containers. This Sedum has deep rose pink flowering clusters that will bloom from mid-summer until fall. Purple Carpet has very narrow paddle-shaped leaves that spiral around and form dense mats. The foliage may turn a brownish-red color in the autumn in full sun. It forms a thick ground cover even the first year that is is grown from ground cover seeds.
Sedum ground cover plants prefers well-drained, gritty soils. It will flower best if placed in full sun locations although it will grow in partial shade. These are very 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, 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. If seeds do not germinate, a cold period is recommended. Place tray or pots into the refrigerator for 1 - 2 weeds, and then repeat the warm temperature again. Germination can be erratic.
