Fulda Glow Stonecrop
Sedum spurium 'Fuldaglut'
Walters Gardens
This stunning selection presents attractive bronze-red foliage that keeps its color all season; Rose-red flowers appear on short stalks above the foliage in late summer; looks incredible as a mass planting; drought tolerant and low maintenance
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Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
Fulda Glow Stonecrop is a dense herbaceous perennial with a ground-hugging habit of growth. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.
Ornamental Qualities
Fulda Glow Stonecrop is smothered in stunning rose star-shaped flowers with red eyes at the ends of the stems in late summer. Its attractive tiny succulent round leaves emerge light green in spring | turning lime green in color with distinctive dark red edges and tinges of coppery-bronze. As an added bonus | the foliage turns a gorgeous dark red in the fall. The coral-pink stems are very colorful and add to the overall interest of the plant.
Planting and Growing
Fulda Glow Stonecrop will grow to be only 2 inches tall at maturity extending to 4 inches tall with the flowers | with a spread of 10 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant | individual plants should be spaced approximately 8 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a fast rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial | this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter | and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!
This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil | and will often die in standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant | and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It is not particular as to soil pH | but grows best in poor soils | and is able to handle environmental salt. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by division; however | as a cultivated variety | be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun to partial shade
Deer Resistant
Keep moisture level dry to average
Mature Size 2"(4"withtheflowers)Hx10"W
Flowers are rose
Flowers in late summer
Fall color dark red
Zone 3a
Likes well drained soil