ditch stonecrop
Penthorum sedoides
USDA zones2 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Sizeup to 2.5 feet tall
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow , green , brown
- Foliage color
- Green
Notes
Ditch stonecrop (Penthorum sedoides) is a perennial for wet spots, streambanks, and naturalized gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes part sun or part shade and average to wet soil. Its greenish-yellow flowers cluster on one side of slender, diverging stalks. It blooms from mid to late summer into early autumn. The plant looks like a sedum but lacks the succulent leaves.
Pairs well with Marsh violet, Bog blueberry, and American maidenhair fern.
Native range
AL, AR, CT, DC, and 36 more places. See all 40
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV; NB, and ON.