Sedum Autumn Joy: my favorite plant for the second part of the garden year. It’s a plant as dependable and adaptable as one could wish. They are blooming from August into November - opening pink and then maturing to a copper tone. The Sedums are very popular with bees, as they are one of the longest-blooming flowers in your garden.
They are water-wise plants and grow best in lean soil that’s on the dry side and has poor fertility. So better don't fertilize them. All sedum plants, including ‘Autumn Joy’ sedum, crave sunshine.
Varieties Galore:
Sedum Kamtschaticum
Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil
Size: to 4 inches tall
Zones: 3-9
Sedum 'Purple Emperor'
Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil
Size: to 15 inches tall
Zones: 3-7
Sedum 'Frosty Morn'
This sedum has great foliage and beautiful pink flowers in late summer.
Name: Sedum 'Frosty Morn'
Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil
Size: to 12 inches tall
Zones: 3-9
Sedum-Frosty
Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil
Size: to 15 inches tall
Zones: 3-7
Sedum prefers moderately fertile soil in full sun but doesn’t mind less water. They grow up to two feet tall and wide and show succulent-like stems and leaves. Sedums are very easy to propagate, just cut stem pieces in early summer. Divide mature Sedum plants every three years in early spring before it grows two inches high.
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