stonecrop
Sedum lineare
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 6 inches tall6 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Cascading
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Stonecrop (Sedum lineare) is a perennial for rock gardens, ground cover, borders, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. Its green evergreen leaves spill over walls and edges in a cascading mat. Yellow flowers open in spring and again in summer, and butterflies and bees visit them.
Pairs well with Little bluestem, Ice plant, and Red spider lily.
Native range
Southeastern China and Japan.