A hardy creeping groundcover succulent with needle-like blue-green foliage resembling tiny spruce shoots, lighting up with flat heads of bright yellow star flowers in summer. Tough and frost-tolerant.
At a glance
- Plant type: Succulent
- Mature size: 15 cm H × 50 cm W
- Aspect: full sun
- Water: very drought tolerant once established
- Frost: hardy
- Maintenance: low maintenance
- Origin: Exotic
About Blue Spruce Stonecrop
Botanically, Sedum rupestre is a moderate-growing succulent in the Crassulaceae family. It reaches around 15 cm tall and 50 cm wide at maturity, with evergreen and silver-grey foliage. Yellow flowers appear in summer.
Where to grow Blue Spruce Stonecrop
Blue Spruce Stonecrop suits Mediterranean, warm-temperate and arid and semi-arid climates and grows best in full sun. It is frost hardy and shrugs off cold winters. It also is a genuinely water-wise choice and is deer-resistant.
Soil & planting
Blue Spruce Stonecrop does best in sandy and free-draining soil. Plant into well-prepared ground, firm the soil around the roots and water deeply to settle it in.
Watering & feeding
Blue Spruce Stonecrop is very drought tolerant once established, so once its roots are down it needs little supplementary water. A feed in spring with a balanced fertiliser keeps growth strong. In its first year, water deeply once or twice a week to settle the roots in, then taper off as it establishes.
Pruning & care
Prune Blue Spruce Stonecrop after flowering to keep it compact and encourage the next flush of blooms. Overall it is low maintenance.
Using Blue Spruce Stonecrop in the garden
Blue Spruce Stonecrop earns its place for pots and courtyard containers, a low lawn alternative and holding soil on banks and slopes. It is equally at home in the ground or a large pot on a balcony or courtyard.
Companion planting & design
For a cohesive, low-care bed, pair Blue Spruce Stonecrop with other plants that enjoy the same very drought tolerant and Mediterranean climate. Repeat it through a border to tie the planting together and give a sense of rhythm.
Good to know
It is regarded as non-toxic and pet-safe.
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