Create a charismatic carpet of changing colors with dragon s blood sedum.
Sedum dragon s blood red carpet.
In the fall leaves turn maroon and persist through much of the winter.
A long time favorite sedum spurium dragon s blood stonecrop is a mat forming evergreen perennial with fleshy rounded bright green leaves adorned with burgundy on the edges deepening to bronze red in summer before changing to brilliant red in fall.
The variegated form called tricolor is attractive during the summer.
Red leaved creeping sedum cultivars red carpet and dragon s blood handle climates across.
Place these hardy northern nursery grown divisions about 1 apart.
Rock gardens borders edging under shady trees and steep banks will come alive with carefree color of the creeping red sedum.
Foliage turns crimson with the arrival of cool weather.
Sitting atop short stems clusters of small ruby red starry flowers appear in summer.
Dragon s blood sedum is an easy to grow evergreen sedum that has green leaves and red flowers in the summer.
Fulda glow is an improved variety of dragon s blood sedum that sports attractive bronze red foliage all season long.