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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Sedum 'Firecracker' PP 26,595
Firecracker Stonecrop
Item #: 12731
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 3" tall
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
We have been very impressed with our trials of Sedum 'Firecracker', the 2014 introduction and improvement over the earlier Sedum 'Cherry Tart', from Michigan plant breeder, Chris "Sparky" Hansen. For us, it forms a 3" tall x 2' wide evergreen mound of foliage that emerges grey and almost immediately changes to a lovely rosy purple. As a rock gardener, we like that it has a controlled growth spread, so if you're using it for a groundcover, you'll need a plant every 2'. In late summer, it's topped with a show of pink flowers, but we'd grow this just for the foliage.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Sedum
Flower Color: Pink
Leaf Color: Purple/Lavender
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Spillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Fairy Garden Plants , Gnome Gardens , Green Roofs , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants , Southwest Garden Plants
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Edimentals , Drought Tolerant Plants , Groundcovers , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Salt Tolerant Seaside Plants , Xeriscaping Plants , Colored Foliage