Sedum album 'Nigra'

Also Known As

Nigra White Stonecrop

Plant type

cactus / succulent, groundcover

size

H: 4"
W: 12"

planting zones

5a-10b

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Sedum album 'Nigra' plant details

Sedum album 'Nigra' is an evergreen groundcover cactus / succulent with black foliage. In spring and summer white flowers emerge. 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.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Sedum album 'Nigra'

Plant type: groundcover cactus / succulent
Plant family: crassulaceae
Foliage: evergreen black
Mature size: 12 IN wide, 4 IN tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring and summer
Uses: container plant, dense, easy-to-grow, edging plant, mat-forming, rare, rock garden, roof garden, xeric

GROWING CONDITIONS for Sedum album 'Nigra'

USDA Zones: 5a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: occasional

Soil needs: gritty and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

To only 4” tall, this rare, black-tinged, compact & easily grown succulent is great for creating a quick groundcover or edging in rock/succulent gardens. Since it is also extremely hardy & highly drought tolerant, it also makes a super choice for roof gardens & those very cool vertical gardens we’re seeing more & more of. Spreading to 1’ across, the densely held small olivey-black “jelly bean” leaves provide both contrast & textural goodness to your design. Blooming begins in June when copious small white starry flowers appear. Provide good drainage & cut back occasionally for tidiness. Leaves that fall on the ground will easily root.

By: Annie's Annuals & Perennials

This most useful Mediterranean native sedum, a must-have for dry gardens and green roofs, has produced yet another good form, this with small-textured leaves that form a dense mat of deep-green-tinted-burgundy-brown foliage becoming even darker in winter's cold. A very good contrast for lighter foliage and, as this is winter growing, a good weed barrier for Mediterranean annuals, such a problem on the West Coast. Sun to dappled shade; decently drained soil. A very successful container plant. Frost hardy in USDA zone 5.