Elizabeth Red Carpet Sedum Plant
Native to north america.
Elizabeth red carpet sedum plant. To 4 inches tall. Sedum spurium red carpet red carpet aka elizabeth stonecrop red tinged foliage keeps its color throughout the growing season then turns deep burgundy in fall winter. Sedum spurium elizabeth is a vigorous and effective groundcover. Plants are evergreen in warm winter climates.
Easily propagated by cuttings or division. Plants spread easily root where nodes touch the ground. The emerging foliage is burgundy in spring retains a reddish edge in summer turns a delicious deep red in fall. Elizabeth has red blooms that flower from may to september.
Prostrate mats of bronze foliage are topped by pinkish red flowers. Seasonably available while supplies last. In the colder months pink tones begin to appear in the foliage and by mid winter dark magenta rosettes are set. It shows its best colors when moderately stressed by full sun and or cold weather.
Sedum spurium elizabeth growing conditions. An easy ground cover that brightens up a garden with rich red and copper tones. Sedum elizabeth needs to be planted in full sun in well drained soil. New growth is cherry red in the spring with red margins throughout summer.
The foliage is a dark red with green and produces a wonderful fall color. Rosy pink flowers appear in mid to late summer. The red carpet sedum has ground hugging form and attractive small succulent rounded foliage. Butterflies are attracted to the small red star shaped flowers occurring late spring through early summer.
It will tolerate most soil types and is drought resistant. Unlike some sedum cultivars red carpet may be grown from seed. Full sun and well drained soil. It offers red blooms throughout the summer.
Occasional deep carmine red flowers. Elizabeth is a charming variety that offers red touched blue green foliage that turns red in fall. With a height of 3 4 and a spread of 24 its red blooms flower from may to september sedum elizabeth needs to be planted in full sun in well drained soil. This forgiving spreader tolerates rocky soil full sun drought and hard frosts.
It blooms in late summer with tiny pink star shaped flowers.