Sedum (Spurium Coccineum Purple Carpet) - Edge your walkways with these wonderful ground cover plants. Easy-to-grow from Sedum seeds, this perennial is a versatile ground cover for xeriscape rock gardens, planting in rock walls, around stones, green roofs, flower beds, or containers. This Sedum Purple Carpet has deep rose pink flowering clusters that will bloom from mid-summer until fall. Sedum Spurium Coccineum 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. Drought tolerant Sedum Stonecrop plants 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 fine sand for an even sowing. Sow Sedum ground cover seeds 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 seeds, only press the seed into the moistened soil, and do not cover the Sedum seed. Keep the Stonecrop 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.