
Life Cycle
Perennial
Plant Characteristics
Low-growing
Growth Habit
Creeping
Bloom Season
Late Spring to Summer
Flavour Profile
Ornamental ground cover
Suitable for
Outdoor
Seed Type
Open-pollinated
Plant Type
Flowering succulent perennial
Planting Season
Spring
Fruit Size
N/A
Plant Height
10–15 cm
Light Requirement
Full Sun
Water Needs
Low
Hardiness Zones
USDA 3–9
Container Garden
Yes
Plant Spacing
20–30 cm
Planting Depth
Surface sow
Growing Conditions
Well-drained soil
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes Dragon's Blood Stonecrop (Sedum spurium) a popular ground cover plant?
What makes Dragon's Blood Stonecrop (Sedum spurium) a popular ground cover plant?
Dragon's Blood Stonecrop is admired for its low-growing, spreading habit, deep red foliage, and clusters of star-shaped flowers, making it a popular choice for rock gardens, borders, and low-maintenance landscape plantings.
Where can Dragon's Blood Stonecrop be grown?
Where can Dragon's Blood Stonecrop be grown?
It grows well in rock gardens, gravel gardens, borders, green roofs, retaining walls, and containers with well-drained soil in a location that receives full sun to partial shade.
Do bees, butterflies, and other pollinators visit the flowers?
Do bees, butterflies, and other pollinators visit the flowers?
Yes, the small star-shaped blooms may attract bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinating insects during the flowering season.
Can Dragon's Blood Stonecrop be used as a ground cover?
Can Dragon's Blood Stonecrop be used as a ground cover?
Yes, its dense, spreading growth makes it ideal for covering open areas, edging pathways, filling rockeries, and cascading over walls or container edges.
Does trimming help maintain the plant?
Does trimming help maintain the plant?
Yes, occasional trimming helps maintain a neat appearance and encourages dense, healthy growth under suitable growing conditions.
Does this succulent provide long-lasting seasonal interest?
Does this succulent provide long-lasting seasonal interest?
Yes, healthy plants produce attractive deep red foliage that changes with the seasons, along with colorful flower clusters, adding lasting texture, color, and ornamental appeal to gardens under suitable growing conditions.