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Sedum mexicanum 'Gold Mound'

Stonecrop


Sedum mexicanum 'Gold Mound' - Stonecrop from Moose Crossing Garden Center

  • Great as groundcover or in containers
  • Small yellow flowers in late spring through summer
  • Chartreuse-gold foliage
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Drought Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Garden
Garden
Great Foliage
Great Foliage
Ground Cover
Ground Cover
Heat Tolerant
Heat Tolerant

Distinctive fleshy, succulent foliage in a range of colors such as green, burgundy and chartreuse. Growth habits vary from upright and clumping to creeping groundcovers. Flowers are generally in clusters of star-shaped blooms, often pink, red or yellow. Blooming from early summer to mid fall depending on variety. Great for beds and borders, containers and rock gardens.



Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Plant in well drained, dry to medium moisture soil in full sun, protect from excessive wet winter conditions Tolerates very light shade and poor soils, Drought tolerant once established Deadhead taller varieties after blooming or leave blooms for winter interest Plants can be divided in spring or grown from cuttings, Great feature in the rock garden


Height: 12-15 in
Spread: 12-16 in
Spacing: 20-24 in
Price Level 1: $5.49 ea.~4 ½” pot
Bloom Color: Yellow
Zone: 3-9
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Ground Cover
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Heat Tolerant
  • Great Foliage
  • Garden
  • Border or Bed
  • Summer Bloomer
  • Rock Garden
  • Mass Planting
  • Edging
  • Cut Flower/ Foliage
  • Low Maintenance
  • Salt Tolerant

Exposure:

  • Full Sun

Habit:

  • Creeping/Ground Cover
  • Upright
  • Mounding

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Fall
  • Summer

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Songbirds
  • Attracts Pollinators
  • Attracts Butterflies

Soil Moisture:

  • Dry Soil
  • Average Water


Genus Overview: Sedum

Common Name: Sedum

Distinctive fleshy, succulent foliage in a range of colors such as green, burgundy and chartreuse. Growth habits vary from upright and clumping to creeping groundcovers. Flowers are generally in clusters of star-shaped blooms, often pink, red or yellow. Blooming from early summer to mid fall depending on variety. Great for beds and borders, containers and rock gardens.