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Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood' (AKA Similar to S. spurious, S. hedimus spurius, S. s. 'Schorbuser Blut', Caucasian Stonecrop, Two-row Stonecrop)

Pronunciation: SEE-dum SPUR-ee-um DRAGON'S BLOOD
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Step into the vivid world of Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood', an enchanting stonecrop variety that captivates with its fiery red foliage and starry pink blooms. This succulent ground cover transforms any garden space with its intense color and dynamic growth, perfect for adding drama and depth to your outdoor areas.

'Dragon's Blood' is famed for its foliage, which emerges green and gradually deepens to a rich, crimson red as the season progresses, especially when exposed to full sun. The dramatic effect is heightened in the summer when clusters of bright pink flowers burst forth, creating a stunning contrast against the dark leaves and drawing in pollinators such as bees and butterflies.

Ideal for rock gardens, borders, or as a vibrant carpet beneath taller plants, Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood' thrives in challenging conditions, requiring minimal care. Its ability to withstand drought and poor soil makes it a superb choice for tough spots where other plants might struggle. Additionally, its spreading habit helps to cover ground quickly, suppressing weeds and stabilizing soil with its dense root system.

Whether used to enhance the edges of a path, spill over retaining walls, or fill in gaps in a xeriscape garden, 'Dragon's Blood' offers both aesthetic appeal and practical benefits. Its hardy nature and low maintenance requirements make it a valuable addition to any garden, providing year-round interest with minimal effort. Embrace the bold beauty of Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood' and watch as it transforms your garden into a landscape of lush, vibrant drama.

This Sedum is aptly named, the fiery red blooms provide a stunning explosion of of vibrant red. From a distance, and planted in mass, this semi-evergreen mat-forming perennial that is tidy and elegant.

From early summer through late summer it rewards you with vibrant red clusters of lovely flowers (1 - 1 1/2 inch wide) that resemble a cup of dragon blood out over your garden.

Ultimately, this is a low-growing, thick creeping groundcover that offers a stunning contrast to brighter greens, is perfect growing about rocks as an edging, is moderately tolerant of salt, and promises vivid color in summer. You can't go wrong.

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General information about Sedum (Stonecrop):
If you have naked space requiring glorious green coverage, the variety of Sedums we offer will surely fit the bill. With their thick, succulent foliage and incredibly hardy nature as well as varied display of color, Sedum, often called Stonecrop, make up one of American gardener’s most prized perennial groundcovers.

A snap to grow, low-maintenance, deer and rabbit resistant, salt-tolerant, and adaptable to just about any soil condition (though they favor well-drained soil), Sedums spread moderately fast without becoming aggressive. Sedums require no care to thrive in a wide variety of settings and due to their thick, succulent, water-storing leaves, sedums define drought tolerance - refusing to wilt in the heat.

Often people who plant Sedum become addicted to their spectacular foliage with so many different sized, shaped, and colored leaves and return to try additional varieties in their gardens. Another delightful feature about sedum is that both foliage and blooms shift shades during the season. Leaves begin from sage to peridot and blush with lavender, russet, and copper over the season. The flower clusters’ colors tend to deepen or soften as they age blooming longer and later than most groundcovers, up until frost.

The taller varieties, such as Autumn Joy, make lovely cut flowers that last for weeks. While lower-growing, ornamental varieties quickly creep around rocks in gardens blanketing the soil with their lush greens, taller varieties fill mid-height gaps in gardens with lovely texture and color.

Later in season, the taller varieties yield their seed heads to provide excellent food and attraction for birds. From rock gardens, rooftops, edgings, accents, around birdbaths, and in mass plantings, the possibilities for planting are endless.

Willing to adapt to moist conditions and a favorite of butterflies, Sedums are also lovely choices to skirt a water feature with a tropical feel. Simply put, if you’ve never tried a Sedum, you are missing out on an incredibly beautiful, easy-to-grow, garden delight.

Things to Note
Sedums' tolerance of cold makes them popular in northern zones.

Gardener Tips
Sedums are one of the easiest perennials to divide by simply digging straight down into the plant’s center, thereby dividing it in half or even quarters (depending on size), and pulling up sections to plant elsewhere. This makes them a wonderful option for including in a variety of settings, as well as an economic option because they will quickly fill in new areas of a garden.

Specifications

Cold hardiness zone: 4-9 (-30 degrees F) - Contact your local extension to confirm hardiness if you are in a fringe zone (we cannot guarantee hardiness in fringe zones)
AHS Heat Zone: 9-3
Light: Full sun Part sun
Growth rate: Fast to moderate
Mature height: 4-6"
Spread: 8-12"
Spacing: 8-12"
Tolerant of: Deer, Drought, Rabbits, Salt
pH of Soil: 6.5 - 8.0, Ideal pH: 6.6 - 7.8
Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Grows Under Trees: Conifer - Yes, Walnut - Yes, Other - Yes
Cascades: Yes
Spreads by creeping: Yes