Sedum 'Firecracker' SUNSPARKLER® Series
Firecracker Stonecrop, Burgundy Red Stonecrop, Red Sedum, Firecracker Autumn Stonecrop
- Main interest:
- red shades all season long, stunning bicoloured foliage, autumn bloomer, groundcover
- Exposure:
- full sun
- Soil humidity:
- dry soil; well drained
- Growth type:
- slow running
- Flower colour:
- soft pink
- Fragrance:
- Mildly fragrant
- Flowering period:
- August to September
- Foliage:
- burgundy-red with gray-blue tips
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 4a: -34.5 °C (-30 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width (max.):
- height: 8 in (20 cm) width: 1.5 ft (45 cm)
- Use:
- border, alpine and rock gardens, ground cover, edging, planters, containers, xeriscaping, green rooves
Sedum 'Firecracker' SUNSPARKLER® Series has shiny, plum coloured succulent foliage with touches of mint green, which darkens to burgundy with gray-blue tips in summer. It has a pleasing branching habit that forms neat mounds. In mid to late summer, pink flower clusters approximately 5" in size cover Firecracker for up to four weeks, creating a spectacular carpet of colour in mass plantings.
Easy to care for and durable, this red stonecrop is drought tolerant. It’s wonderful mixed with other Sedums and Sempervivums in rock and alpine gardens, planters and baskets. Attracts bees and butterflies. Rabbit and deer resistant.
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$13.99
- Main interest:
- red shades all season long, stunning bicoloured foliage, autumn bloomer, groundcover
- Exposure:
- full sun
- Soil humidity:
- dry soil; well drained
- Growth type:
- slow running
- Flower colour:
- soft pink
- Fragrance:
- Mildly fragrant
- Flowering period:
- August to September
- Foliage:
- burgundy-red with gray-blue tips
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 4a: -34.5 °C (-30 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width (max.):
- height: 8 in (20 cm) width: 1.5 ft (45 cm)
- Use:
- border, alpine and rock gardens, ground cover, edging, planters, containers, xeriscaping, green rooves