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Great Plant Pick: October daphne sedum

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, October 11, 2023

The GPP for this week is Sedum sieboldii, commonly called October daphne sedum, and the image credit goes to Richie Steffen.
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The GPP for this week is Sedum sieboldii, commonly called October daphne sedum, and the image credit goes to Richie Steffen.
Sedum sieboldii, commonly called October daphne sedum. (Richie Steffen)

What: Sedum sieboldii is an excellent groundcover plant, particularly for hot, dry sites with poor soil. This variety forms a flat, dense mound of blue green leaves. Clusters of pink flowers appear in late summer. Sedum sieboldii is well suited for the rock garden or edging in a dry border, also a good choice for containers. Sedum sieboldii makes a good companion plant for Eryngium amethystinum ‘Sapphire Blue.’

Where: Best grown in well-drained or sandy soil. The best flowering is in full sun, but it will tolerate light shade and still look good.

Size: Six inches high by 1 foot wide in 10 years.

Care: Drought tolerant once established. Cut to the ground in fall.

— greatplantpicks.org

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