Sedum Brilliant Ground Cover
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Sedum Brilliant (Stonecrop) Sedum spectabile Brilliant (Hylotelephium)
Awarded the RHS Award of Merit, this smashing hardy plant has so much to offer! Sedum Brilliant (Stonecrop) ground cover have succulent, fleshy, lettuce-green leaves that sometimes have a feint blueish hue, topped with flat clusters of pinkish-mauve flower-heads in Summer that mature to a coppery rust colour in Autumn, attractive to all pollinators. Even the dead flower heads are worth keeping on the plants as they look spectacular covered in frosts.
As Sedum Brilliant originate from dry, rocky locations, they’re very drought tolerant and love the sunshine. These versatile plants make excellent ground cover in so many different guises – ideal for creating green roofs, in rockeries, planted in containers and can even be used as an alternative to grass lawns. They look delightful planted in a group and naturally associate perfectly with Ornamental Grasses or Asters, Rudbeckia and Echinacea.
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Sedum Brilliant (Stonecrop) ground cover grow best in well-drained soil. These low maintenance plants need little care, should they start to flop in the middle of the plant you could cut back one in three stems to the ground in late May to encourage new growth and keep them bushy. Sedums prefer a sunny spot and well-drained soil – they are drought tolerant so don’t need much watering once established. If growing them in a pot, incorporate some grit into the compost to ensure good drainage.
As a rough guide when planting Sedum as ground cover – 4 plants per square metre is adequate with a little patience, 6 will give better coverage, and 9-12 will make a weed supressing carpet very quickly.
How to grow Sedum Brilliant
Position: Full Sun
Foliage: Evergreen
Soil and site: Happy in shallow, poor soil but must be well drained,
Flowering time: August to November
Growth rate: Moderate to fast
Ultimate height and spread: Height 45cm (including flower stems), spread to 60cm
Hardiness: Fully hardy once established
Aftercare: Cut back one in three stems in late May if plants flop in the middle. Divide plants every few years if they become congested.
