Limelight sedum
Sedum makinoi 'Limelight'
USDA zones6 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Creeping
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Limelight' sedum (Sedum makinoi 'Limelight') is a creeping groundcover for borders, containers, and rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to average, sandy or clay soil. It stays evergreen and tolerates drought. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Bees and birds visit it, and it blooms from early to late summer.
Pairs well with Ice plant, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, Blue grama, and Heather.