sedum ground cover plants
Looking for attractive, hardy, and low-maintenance sedum ground cover plants for your New Zealand garden? Sedums are one of the best choices for ground covers thanks to their drought tolerance, ability to thrive in poor soils, and gorgeous foliage and flowers. With a range of colours and textures, sedum ground covers create stunning carpets that suppress weeds, reduce erosion, and add visual interest to any space. Whether you’re planting between pavers, edging borders, or adding greenery to rock gardens, sedum ground cover plants deliver excellent garden performance with minimal fuss.
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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