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Sedum for Borders

The best Sedum for borders are the taller types such as Sedum spectabile and Sedum telephium varieties. They add height and structure to mixed plantings of other xeric plants and have been heavily promoted by landscape designers for planting with grasses.Many border types are grown for the dark purple hue of foliage, or the pink of the long-lasting blooms. The flower heads on the tough and adaptable plants age to a dark mahogany brown adding interest to the winter garden - another excellent reason to leave the stems until the spring.

All these Sedum varieties grow best in sandy well drained soil, and survive just fine with minimal watering once established.

Sedum with wild bumblebees

Wild bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects visit regularly all summer to get the nectar in these great landing pad flowers.

Sedum telephium 'Autumn Joy' blooms

Here is a list of the border Sedum I grow. Price $60.00 per 50 cell plug flat, plus shipping, half flat per variety minimum order. Please allow six to eight weeks lead time as these will be custom grown to your specifications. Other sizes sometimes available, or custom grown so please contact me directly.

Sedum spectabile 'Brilliant' - soft blue green rounded leaves and deep rose red blooms, which make a friendlier colour combination with any blue to pink flowers.

Due to limited supply these are only available in 4" pots with no minimum quantity requirement. Price is $6.00 each. Picture coming soon!

Sedum telephium 'Autumn Joy'

Sedum telephium 'Autumn Joy' is probably the most well known of all the larger type Sedum as it's been promoted extensively by natural garden designers. The pale celadon green foliage, combined with salmon pink flowers that look like broccoli heads is a great contrast.

Sedum 'Purple Emperor'

Sedum 'Purple Emperor' has pretty plum coloured foliage, with somewhat disappointing flowers lasting only a few months, not over the entire winter as 'Autumn Joy'. It makes a great foil in combination with low growing Sedum, ornamental grasses and xeric plants.

Sedum hybrids - a selection of seedlings most likely hybrids of 'Purple Emperor' and 'Matrona', some of which have superb dark red glossy foliage, red stems or olive foliage. Allow me to select some for you. Due to limited supply these are only available in 4" pots with no minimum quantity requirement. Price is $6.00 each.

Sedum 'Matrona' - a large scale Sedum with sage green foliage and pale pink blooms. Everything about this plant is big textured, but contrasts well with many perennials as well as other Sedum in mixed borders.

Sedum 'Vera Jameson'

Sedum 'Vera Jameson' - a shorter statured plant with purple grey foliage and exceptional pink blooms. The leaves are distinctively air-brushed with darker purple mid-lines.

You might be interested in these Sedum lists too:

Sedum for Containers

Sedum for Groundcovers

Green Roof Sedum

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