Virginia ecotype
- Duration: Perennial
- Habit: low, mat-forming, spreading
- Size: Up to 6 inches high at peak of bloom
- Flowering time: May - June
- Bloom color: White to light pink, star-shaped blooms
- Habitat: Rocky and mossy outcrops, often in part sun to shade
- Moisture: Average to dry; must be well draining
- Light: Prefers part sun to part shade; may scorch in full sun
- Soils: Prefers high pH gritty and sandy soil with low organic matter; adaptable so long as low nutrient and well draining. For containers, use a commercial cactus mix or add extra pumice and/or sharp sand or grit to a standard potting mix.
- Uses: container plantings, rock gardens, crevice gardens
Sedum glaucophyllum (Cliff stonecrop)
Sedum glaucophyllum is known as the cliff stonecrop, a native sedum which occurs in rocky outcrops of the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia and surrounding states. It's a very attractive mat-forming specimen that rarely exceeds a few inches in height, and sports white to pink star-like flowers in May.
Sedum glaucophyllum may scorch in full dry sun, as it prefers part sun or part shade. This small succulent has great use in rock gardens or crevice gardens, and does well in shallow containers. It is very easy to grow, easy to propagate and forgiving with rooting offshoots, assuming it isn't overwatered and is planted in the right medium.
Cliff stonecrop prefers high pH gritty and sandy soil with low organic matter; it's adaptable so long as the medium is low nutrient and well draining. For shallow containers, we recommend using a commercial cactus mix, or you can add extra pumice and/or sharp sand or grit to a standard potting mix.