sedum varieties nz
Looking for the best sedum varieties NZ gardeners love? Sedums, often called stonecrops, are prized in New Zealand gardens for their easy care, drought tolerance, and year-round interest. With their diverse shapes, colours, and sizes, sedum plants are ideal for everything from garden borders and rockeries to containers and green roofs. Whether you prefer compact groundcovers or stately upright species, you’ll find the perfect sedum to suit your garden style and growing conditions right here.
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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