sedum ground cover
If you’re searching for a lush, low-maintenance way to blanket your garden with colour and texture, sedum ground cover could be your perfect solution. As one of the most versatile and easy-care succulents available in New Zealand, sedum ground covers thrive where other plants struggle, making them an excellent choice for gardeners who want beauty with minimal effort. Their dense, mat-forming habits help suppress weeds, conserve moisture, and add seasonal interest with vibrant blooms and ever-changing foliage. Whether you're looking to cover bare soil, stabilise slopes or create a living tapestry in rockeries, sedum ground cover brings both practicality and visual delight to your outdoor space.
Sedum rubrotinctum (Jelly Bean Plant)
Sedum rubrotinctum, commonly known as Jelly Bean Plant or Pork and Beans Plant, is a compact, low-growing succulent reaching 15–20 cm tall and spreading up to 30 cm wide. It features plump, jelly bean-shaped leaves that are green with red tips, intensifying with sun exposure. Yellow star-shaped flowers appear in spring. This drought-tolerant plant thrives in well-drained soil and full sun, making it perfect for pots, rockeries, and dry areas in New Zealand gardens.
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Sedum Gold Mound
Sedum 'Gold Mound' is grown for its colourful foliage and creeping growth habit. It forms a carpet of small, succulent, golden leaves. These are held as clusters on stems that creep across the ground to spring up new clusters. It typically grows to 15 cm in height and 30 cm in width, performing best when planted in full sun on a well-drained site. Sedum 'Gold Mound' is commonly grown in a container, used in rock gardens, or grown along the edge of a path where it can spill out. It is also well-suited for planting around outdoor living areas.
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