Data specific to Sedums (Edit)
Origin: China
Category: Containers
Succulents
Evergreen: Yes
Growth Habit: Ground cover
Soil Type: Dry
Well drained
Loamy / Medium
Sandy / light
Good draining potting mix
Plant uses and characteristics: Border
Containers
Pest resistant
Does not like wet feet
Availability: Easy to find

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 4 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Variegated
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Noted for its attractive leaves and doesn't bloom every year.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Groundcover
Suitable for miniature gardens
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Layering
Division
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Carpet Sedum

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Location: Potohar, Pakistan.
Date: 2013-03-05
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2021-04-24
Location: Fairfax, VA | September 2022
Date: 2022-09-23
Location: Fairfax, VA | September 2022
Date: 2022-09-11
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-01-19
Planted fall 2017.
Location: Elizabethan Gardens, Dare County, North Carolina | June, 2022
Date: 2022-06-12
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022

Courtesy Gardens in the Wood of Grassy Creek
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: Central Texas
Date: 2017-07-03
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Uploaded by sedumzz
Location: JC Raulston  Arboretum, Raleigh NC
Date: 2024-02-08
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-06-09
Uploaded by sedumzz
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (Outdoors)
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (Outdoors)
Location: Suburban Denver, Colorado
Date: 2012-07-03
Sedum Lineare Sea Urchin - New Plant
Location: Thomson,Ga.
Date: 2013-11-22
new growth showing out of the ground.
Uploaded by springcolor
Uploaded by sedumzz
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 22, 2012 
Photo taken at Kevin Vaughn's garden
Location: Photo taken at Al's Garden Center, Woodburn, Oregon
Date: Feb 18, 2012
Uploaded by sedumzz
Location: Potohar, Pakistan.
Date: 2013-03-06
Location: Potohar, Pakistan.
Date: 2013-03-06

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Thomson,Ga.

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Thomson,Ga.
Date: 2012-10-12
Location: Thomson,Ga.
Date: 2012-10-12
newly propagated plant
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (Outdoors)
Location: Seattle WA 
Date: 2014-05-05
  • Uploaded by gg5
Location: Chanticleer Garden in Wayne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Date: 2006-09-17
Photo by Derek Ramsey
Location: Thomson,Ga.
Location: Thomson,Ga.
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-05-12

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Thomson,Ga.
Date: 2013-11-22
leaves after first frost.
Location: Thomson,Ga.
Date: 2012-10-12
laying the stem on soil it will root at every leaf node & produce
Location: Thomson,Ga.
Date: 2013-10-22
the plant gets a tint of pink to the leaves in the fall as the te

Photo courtesy of Proven Winners used with permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-07-08
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