Description
Frosted Fire Stonecrop is a sprawling clumping evergreen succulent with whorls of fleshy dark grey-green foliage with creamy yellow margins. Dense rounded clusters of ivory buds open to tiny rose pink star-shaped flowers that age to salmon-bronze then copper-red and top the stems from late summer to mid fall. Grows best in full sun and dry to medium well-drained soils.Drought and heat tolerant once established.
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Type: |
Succulent |
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Origins: |
Europe; Sport of ‘Autumn Fire’ |
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Height: |
1′ – 1.5′ |
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Spread: |
1’ – 1.5′ |
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Spacing: |
1.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 – 9 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun, Part Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
Pink |
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Season of Interest: |
Summer, Fall, |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Stems will flop in overly moist or rich soils.Watch for slugs, snails, scale, aphids, mealybugs, nematodes, and weevils.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden,
Rock Gardens, Xeriscape Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS:
Hen and Chicks, Fescue, Shasta Daisy
IMAGE: Marshalls Garden, Sedum Frosted Fire, (2) Green Lake Nursery, Sedum ‘Frosted Fire’, (3) Proven Winners, ‘Frosted Fire’ Autumn Stonecrop
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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