Many sedums in cultivation are creeping ground covers. Sedum hispanicum is a low-growing, perennial, succulent plant up to 6 inches (15 cm) tall. It forms a tight mat of blue-gray that fades from day to day to different hues of blue and purple, greenish blue and slightly pinkish. Most sedum can tolerate short periods of wet or shade, but note, sun and moisture levels directly effect the colour and growing habits of every sedum. It has blue-green, succulent foliage. There is at least one species hardy to each USDA Hardiness Zone. This selection is an excellent groundcover plant, particularly for hot, dry sites. It forms a low carpet of small, rounded green leaves that are clustered together like little beads, taking on rich red tones in summer and winter. (SEE-dum) HARDINESS: The genus Sedum includes more than 400 species of succulent annuals, perennials, biennials, subshrubs, and shrubs native to the Northern Hemisphere. Small, low-growing and hardy, sedums (Sedum spp.) How Does Sedum Propagate?. Deservedly popular, Sedum reflexum (Blue Spruce Stonecrop) is a low growing, mat-forming, evergreen perennial adorned with blue-green needle-like leaves, arranged around the lax stems like spruce needles. In late spring to summer it has clusters of small, whitish-pink blooms. Clusters of bright yellow, star-shaped flowers create a smashing floral display in summer. Taller cultivars will benefit from pruning 6-8 weeks prior to bloom time (cut back to about 1/3) to encourage a sturdier, compact habit and prevent the heavy, flower clusters from flopping over. Variety or Cultivar 'Blue Carpet' _ 'Blue Carpet' is a compact, mat-forming, succulent, evergreen perennial with branching stems bearing whorls of small, fleshy, cylindrical, pale blue- to grey-green leaves, turning purple in winter, and rounded clusters of star-shaped, pink flowers in summer. fill in rock walls, rock gardens and also indoor gardens with delicate, succulent leaves in a variety of colors. It has a stunning foliage colour, spreading to create a dusty blue carpet of densely packed leaves and little white flowers. Size 90 mm pot Cutting ... extremely low-growing groundcover, only centimetres tall. It seems that each time you look at it, it is a differing color in the trough. Sedum Sedum. https://www.mygardenlife.com/plant-library/1742/sedum/hybrid/blue-carpet and cvs. Blue Carpet Stonecrop will grow to be only 1 inch tall at maturity extending to 2 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 12 inches. As the weather warms, the foliage turns to a blue-grey color and it has a soft feathery feel to it. It would do well in a trough. Blue Carpet Sedum brevifolium $ 6.50. Genus: Sedum. Sedum hispanicum minus Purple Form “Blue Carpet” Truly, this sedum Purple Form is a great plant for a hypertufa pot or trough. ‘Minus’, ‘Purple Form’ common names include Blue Carpet, Little Blue Spanish Stonecrop, Tiny Buttons Sedum hardy in zones 5-9 Possibly grown as a ground cover. Creeping Sedums, also known as stonecrops Sedum spp. Sedum hispanicum ‘Blue Carpet’ a.k.a. Description. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 10 inches apart. Sedum hispanicum blue carpet, Spanish stonecrop Forming a cushion/mound of blue to blue-gray, tight, tiny, needle-like leaves, this stonecrop is gorgeous in a rock garden, between stepping stones, or in a succulent planter. 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