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Sedum ochroleucum 'Red Wiggle'

Stonecrop


Photo courtesy of Ball Seed

  • Finger-like, burgundy-red foliage with green tips
  • Foliage turns red in fall
  • Small yellow flowers in spring
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Container
Container
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Drought Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Garden
Garden
Great Foliage
Great Foliage
Ground Cover
Ground Cover

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: 3-4 in
Spread: 8-12 in
Spacing: 12 in
Price Level 1: $7.99 ea.~#1
Bloom Color: Yellow
Zone: 5-9
Price Level 2: 5 for $35~#1
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

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

Exposure:

  • Full Sun

Habit:

  • Upright
  • Creeping/Ground Cover
  • Mounding

Foliage Color:

  • Multi-Color

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Fall
  • Summer

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Pollinators
  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Attracts Songbirds

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.