Sedum spathulifolium 'Purpureum'
Purple spoon-leaved stonecrop
Sedum Sedum
'Purpureum' _ 'Purpureum' is a mat forming, evergreen, perennial with branching, fleshy stems bearing terminal rosettes of brittle, spoon-shaped, silvery, reddish purple-flushed, mid-green leaves and flat clusters of short-stemmed, star-shaped, bright yellow flowers in summer.
Sedum spathulifolium 'Purpureum' is: Evergreen
Clump-forming, Mat Forming
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Yellow in Summer
Silvery-grey, Red, Blue-green in All seasons
Vine weevil Vine weevil
Foot and root rot Foot and root rot
Cut back after flowering.
Softwood cuttings
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Sedum spathulifolium 'Purpureum' (Purple spoon-leaved stonecrop) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Drought Tolerant, Gravel, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean
Plant in moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil in full sun. Will grow in sandy, hot and sunny places.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Sedum spathulifolium 'Purpureum'
Purple spoon-leaved stonecrop
Sedum Sedum
'Purpureum' _ 'Purpureum' is a mat forming, evergreen, perennial with branching, fleshy stems bearing terminal rosettes of brittle, spoon-shaped, silvery, reddish purple-flushed, mid-green leaves and flat clusters of short-stemmed, star-shaped, bright yellow flowers in summer.
Evergreen
Clump-forming, Mat Forming
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Yellow in Summer
Silvery-grey, Red, Blue-green in All seasons
Cut back after flowering.
Softwood cuttings
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Sedum spathulifolium 'Purpureum' (Purple spoon-leaved stonecrop) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Drought Tolerant, Gravel, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean
Plant in moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil in full sun. Will grow in sandy, hot and sunny places.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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Soil types: | Chalky, Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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