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Crassulaceae
English stonecrop
Sedum anglicum
Also known as Wall pepper, Biting stonecrop, Mossy stonecrop, Sedum anglicum var. pyrenaicum
Native Plants · Succulent · Ground Cover · Rock Garden · Crassulaceae · Drought Tolerant · Sedum · Low Maintenance · Green Roof · Coastal · Alpine
English stonecrop is a compact, mat-forming succulent that thrives in rocky, sandy, or gravelly soils with excellent drainage and ample sunlight. It is very drought-tolerant once established and requires minimal watering, making it perfect for green roofs, rock gardens, and wall crevices. Small white to pink star-shaped flowers appear in summer, attracting pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water sparingly; allow soil to dry completely between waterings · Every 14-21 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4–4.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Denmark, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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