Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood'
Crassulaceae
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Habitat:
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sunny, open position
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Flowering:
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summer
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Size:
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20
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15
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Soil:
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gritty, well drained
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Sedum spurium `Dragon`s Blood`
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Price
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£3.00
(9 cm pot)
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Order code:
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S6H-9
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Sedums (stonecrops) are easy plants with succulent foliage, often brightly coloured, either all year or at certain seasons. In this group are the small varieties, suitable for rock gardens, raised beds and troughs. There are clusters of starry flowers, often yellow, but there are also pink and white ones.
Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood' is an extremely easy plant for a rock garden or raised bed, but it equally rewarding. The spreading stems have fleshy, red leaves (presumably the colour of dragons' blood - although I thought that was black), and the heads of many small, starry, reddish pink flowers stand out against this background.
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