Sedums & Stonecrops

These extremely hardy flowers seem to be less well known than the traditional flowers that most have in their gardens. I am a believer in these extremely hardy succulents. If you have had a good experience with a particular variety ..... lets hear about it and see a photo. I have about 15 different varieties of sedum. They make great ground covers and the varieties that grow tall are some of the best honey bee attractants one can have in a garden in August and September. I ahve had particularly outstanding success with this Blue Spruce variety. I picked up a broken twig off the floor at a K-Mart Nursery section last summer and now I have nearly 1 sq ft of Blue Spruce Sedum as a ground cover. To say the least this is a vigorous sedum.

I love sedums! I'm always buying new varieties to see which ones I like. Here is a photo of part of my 'sedum' wall.

Here's a longer view. The wall is just the right height for sitting, so there are two spots left open for that. Unfortunately, I generally place a pot of plants in those spots.

Ohhhhhh Pixy....lovely sedum wall. I brought some sedums & agaves with me (from Hawaii) last year. Sorry to say, I learned a hard lesson about the weather here in Wash.. BUT, on the bright side.....There are so many places here (Wash.) that have an awesome selection of sedums, catus type plants. I'll be ready next winter and smarter (I hope).

Just attended the NW Flower & Garden show (Garden & Flower????) on Saturday. It was just wonderful to see all the COLOR and textures. I bought 3 echeveria plants and I hope to do a miniture garden with them. Can't wait until next month for our "road trip" to Oregon.

I hope to post some pictures soon :-)

Aloha a hui hou (from Puyallup)....Hulagirl3/Vanessa

Hulagirl, I have a collection of echevarias. I am a bit addicted to them. I am currently starting some babies from leaves from some of mine and I know I will need homes for some of them so are you interested? I have this compulsion to start new plants from the leaves of my succulents because it's so easy. Then I don't really have a need for them. I think I just enjoy the reproductive cycle!! LOL!

Echeverias are my FAVORITE!!!! I just love love love them! I would love to provide a home for them (your new borns). Let me know.

A compulsion, ay? lol. I must admit, it is pretty cool to see the leaves sprout new life. I can "stare/glare" at the echeverias for hours. It's very theraputic . They have such interesting structure and color. I saw an episode of "Gardening by the Yard" that someone created an "underwater ocean" using succulents. It was so beautiful.

I am counting the last days of Feb. and cannot wait until March. I didn't plant my bulbs until last month :-( But, guess what?!?! I can see them coming up. Yippie!!!! Now, I understand what "Spring Fever" is. lol. I feel really bad for those on the East coast (weather).

Pixydish, i love your 'sedum' wall, succulents (ourdoor and indoor) are my favorite babies and i enjoy growing them from one leaf as well.
How did you do your wall? Do you have a metal frame inside?

Pixydish,

IT looks like you have a a nice variety of the sedum that I too am fond of .... coral bells, fuldaglut, acre, seboldii. I like the fuldaglut as its more noticeable and the Seboldii likewise.

Kelly

Briergardener, here's a link to a thread where I tell how I made the wall. http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/617600/

Kelly, love that red color! I love the reds. Also I am partial to sedums that bloom in colors other than yellow. I got a great sedum called 'xenox' last year in a coop I did. I love the color of the leaves, almost blackish purple. Similar in color, i think, to blackjack. I'm in a coop on another website where we're going to be ordering some sedums at wholesale prices. I hope they have some cool varieties!

These succulents are beautiful! Would they make it through a winter in Spokane?

Crista, I believe that most every variety of Sedum would thrive in Spokane. Our winters are comparable (maybe even more difficult). I have mostly unprotected garden spaces that endure quite a bit of wind and dry air.

My favorites amongst hundreds of varieties are :

Frosty Morn
Matrona
Purple Majesty
Spectabile
Neon
Autumn Joy
Blue Spruce
Fuldaglut
Seboldii
Coral Carpet
Acre
Bertram Anderson
Tricolor

Ah, when i lived in oregon i LOVED my sedums and sempervivums. I never made it out to estacada, but i always wanted to visit squaw mountain gardens (www.squawmountaingardens.com)

i grew some BIG chickens and some really plush nice sedums all with no effort whatsoever. One variety i find really charming in garden beds is Sedum sieboldii 'October Daphne.' i love how it's leaves change throughout the year from green to edged in pink.

-ming

I love sedums! I picked up a couple of Tree Sedums (Sedum Praealtum) at the nursery yesterday. Has anyone grown these before? It says they can get up to 3 feet tall!

I also got my first 'October Daphne' sedum yesterday.