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    Sedum rupestre 'Blue Spruce'

    Scientific Name: Petrosedum rupestre 'Blue Spruce'

    Also Known As

    • Sedum pinifolium
    • Sedum pruniatum
    • Sedum reflexum
    • Sedum reflexum 'Blue Spruce'
    • Blue Spruce Spruce Stonecrop
    • Crooked Yellow Sedum
    • Jenny's Stonecrop
    • Prickmadam
    • Spruce-leaved Stonecrop
    • Stone Orpine

    Plant type

    cactus / succulent, groundcover

    size

    • H: 3"-5"
    • W: 3'-18"

    planting zones

    • 3a-11

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    Sedum rupestre 'Blue Spruce' plant details

    Sedum rupestre 'Blue Spruce' is an evergreen groundcover cactus / succulent with blue foliage. In summer yellow flowers emerge. Features glaucous texture. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and occasional water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in gritty and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Sedum rupestre 'Blue Spruce'

    Plant type: groundcover cactus / succulent
    Plant family: crassulaceae
    Foliage: evergreen blue
    Mature size: 3 FT - 18 IN - wide, 3 IN - 5 IN - tall
    Flowers: yellow blooms in summer
    Uses: container plant, easy-to-grow, edging plant, rock garden, roof garden, year round interest

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Sedum rupestre 'Blue Spruce'

    USDA Zones: 3a - 11
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
    Watering frequency: occasional
    Resistant to: heat
    Soil needs: gritty and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    A sedum with blue-green foliage similar looking to that of a spruce tree. Flowers are yellow, small, and star shaped. A wonderful ground cover that is drought tolerant, deer resistant, and easy to care for.

    By: Conifer Kingdom

    'Blue Spruce' sedum has the best light blue colored leaves of any plant we have grown and makes a fantastic groundcover as it forms a very dense mat of uniformly colored foliage. Plants establish quickly and spread by growing on the ground and rooting, and if you pinch the tip of a stem it will branch with five or more new stems. You can easily limit where the plant will spread by creating a solid wall out or rocks, bricks, or wood five inches tall as plants will not grow over this barrier easily.

    The best uses for Blue Spruce Sedum utilize its drought tolerance and its color. No rock garden is complete without at least three Sedum varieties and Blue Spruce should be one of them. If planted on the top of a rock wall, the stems will hang over the top like a curtain of thin blue foliage.

    These plants are very tough and quite cold hardy, yet appear somewhat tropical. Stonecrops can be grown in normal soil but much prefer loose and well drained mixes containing a lot of pumice. Water every 1-2 weeks to establish.

    Propagating Blue Spruce Sedum and Other Stonecrops
    Stems root easily - in the fall clip off a five inch long section of stem and bury the end in loose soil leaving the growing tip facing straight up. Water right away and the plant should be rooted by spring! You can also root cuttings easily during the active growing season under mist, or divide clumps in mid spring.

    Shipping Sedums
    Sedum plants ship throughout the entire year. Because they tend to have many but smaller roots as opposed to one central root system like trees or shrubs have, Sedums are usually shipped rolled up in paper with the root matt in the middle. When you receive your plant, just place it in its new location with the roots down and the foliage up. Throw about an inch of loose compost or coarse sand over the plant and water - the coarse sand or compost will wash down to cover the roots and leave most of the foliage above ground. Water every few days for two weeks and your plant will be fully established. Much easier than digging a hole for a woody plant!

    By: Red Panda Nursery

    A drought tolerant groundcover with small, succulent blue spruce-like leaves. Great accent in mixed containers. Sedums grow best in well-drained, gravelly soil that is not wet in winter. Drought tolerant. Requires little water once established.

    By: Little Prince of Oregon

    Blue Spruce' is a vigorous mat-forming sedum with narrow, lance-shaped, powder blue foliage topped with tall pinkish stems of yellow flowers. Great in rock gardens or in pots or perennial hanging baskets due to its trailing habit. In the garden plant with asters and coneflowers for a wonderful autumn display.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    'Blue Spruce' is a fast growing adaptable groundcover sedum. Stems of needle-like blue-green foliage resemble little blue spruce trees. Bright yellow flowers in early summer. Evergreen foliage can take on some plum tones in winter.

    By: Botanophilia

    Full Sun to Partial Shade. Outdoor/ Indoor. Yellow Flowers in flat-topped clusters.

    By: Moon - Sun Cactus & Koi Gardens

    Tiny, needle-like blue-green leaves distinguish this sedum from the others we grow. The thin trailing stems spread to 12" and form dense colonies that can be invasive in ideal conditions.Use in containers or rock gardens and watch in summer for small, bright yellow flowers. Hardy to 10F.

    By: Native Sons

    (pinifolium) a mounding perennial with blue foliage growing 3-4 inches tall...bright yellow flowers in June

    By: Accents for Home and Garden

    The fleshy "blue-spruce" foliage of this tufted 6" groundcover forms a mound covered in mid-summer with clusters of yellow stars on 10"stems. SUN/Med-Dry/GdDrain

    By: Forestfarm

    A nice texture for the rock garden with blue-green leaves and yellow flowers through the blooming season. Likes full sun and occasional summer water. Frost hardy in USDA zone 3.

    By: Cistus Nursery

    Gardening facts about Sedum rupestre 'Blue Spruce' plant

    How to Grow Sedum rupestre 'Blue Spruce'

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly shade

    • Water Needs

      • occasional - drought tolerant

    • Soil Needs

      • well-drained
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • blue

    • Flower Color

      • yellow

    • Wildlife

      • bees

    • Flower Season

      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

    • Texture

      • glaucous

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