Cauticola Sedum

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Blue-grey foliage brings a cool, calm, and collected feel to the hot and dry landscape! The Cauticola Sedum (Sedum cauticola), also known as Stonecrop, is one hardy perennial you will not want to miss out on! This Sedum stays short and compact and boasts loads of unexpected color and hardiness!

The foliage is a powdery blue with purplish undersides and purplish stems. Sedum cauticoa nestles itself into the edges of your landscape quietly from early spring when its small rounded leaves emerge, until later in September! Butterflies and bees will get their fill most of the growing season from these star-shaped blossoms held in dense flat-topped clusters!

Then, watch out for the amazing transformation of the most incredible display of raspberry-colored flowers that completely cover the plant you can imagine! Cauticola is a real keeper! The flowers fade as they age, and even when done, the seed heads remain an attribute until the snows cover them providing winter interest.

This little perennial Sedum dies back to the same point, then each spring, it does it all over again year after year! Deer and rabbits seldom bother these hardy perennials throughout USDA growing zones 4 to 9, nor does drought, heat, chill, humidity, or pests give this low-growing ornamental flowering perennial a reason to balk!

Planting and Application:

Cauticola does not spread aggressively. Instead, it remains a neat and more individual plant that works incredibly well as an edging plant, or in any other hot and dry area. Stonecrop creates a dense mat that is perfect for keeping weeds at bay. This fast-growing cover performs beautifully in the most difficult of growing conditions. Plus Sedum are on many Firewise lists for use in defensible spaces around your home!

You can't keep the bees or butterflies away from this Rock Garden and Xeriscaping gem! These perennials politely spread and hold the ground in place making them suitable for erosion control on hot, sunny hillsides and transforming a hard-to-mow slope into a cheerful spectacle!

Create en masse plantings, using 3 or 4 plants at the widest point of the drift or in a zigzagged pattern. Space these special plants 8 - 12 inches apart on center. Measure from the center of one to the center of the next. You'll get them to create a solid fill faster if you space them closer together.

Use Cauticola in your seasonal containers as "Spillers", and watch as they will drape over the edge of the pot. Want a low-maintenance focal point? Create an elevated planting bed along the length of your patio! Mix in other varieties of Stonecrop for an entire Sedum display! There are so many varieties that you'll have a large and varied collection before you know it!

  • Clusters of Star-Shaped Raspberry Blooms
  • Powdery Blue-Gray Foliage & Purple Undersides & Stems
  • Summer Til Fall Blooms For Pollinators
  • Low-Growing Politely Spreading Mounds
  • Fantastic Groundcover, En Masse, Containers & Edging

#ProPlantTips for Care:

This rugged low-growing perennial does best when grown in full sun, with at least 6 hours of direct sunlight a day. You may not see as much bold foliage coloration in anything less. Give these low-maintenance groundcovers well-drained, average to poor soil. If needed, elevate your plantings in a raised bed to give them that well-drained location they require.

Water carefully to establish your new plants during their first season. Check the soil moisture by poking your finger into the soil and using the Finger Test! Once your Cauticola is established in your soil, it'll be a low-water usage plant - tolerant of high heat and drought.

All plants appreciate a 3-4 inch thick layer of arborist mulch around their roots. Carefully trim down Cauticola to clean up any fallen leaves and last year's seedheads in spring just before the new growth begins to show.

  • Best Color in Full Sun
  • Moderate to Low Soil Moisture Once Established
  • Nearly Any Very Well-Drained Soil Type
  • Prune Back Early Spring
  • Disease Resistant, Cold Hardy & Heat Tolerant
  • Drought Tolerant & Deer Resistant
  • Perfect Plant for Beginners!

Order the Cauticola Stonecrop for your landscape today for the easiest groundcover that stays cool, calm, and collected in spite of the hot sun and dry garden locations! Find yours at Nature Hills!

Stonecrop Frequently Asked Questions

How To Grow And Care For Sedum?

Also known as Stonecrop, Sedum need full sun for the most flowers and very well-drained soil. Provide moderate, regular moisture and fertility. Prune down in the very early spring.

Will Sedum come back every year?

Sedum are reliable perennials so long as they have well-drained soil year-round.

What happens to Sedum in winter?

Sedum are herbaceous perennials that will lose their leaves after frost and die back to the ground. They leave behind ornamental dried flowers and stems for winter interest. In spring, they regrow from their root systems anew!

Will Stonecrop spread quickly?

Stonecrop or Sedum will not spread or become invasive, staying put where it's planted as low-growing mounding plants.

What Shipping Options Do You Offer?

NatureHills.com works closely with our growers and nursery professionals to ensure we ship when it is most appropriate for your area. Our goal is to deliver the hardiest plants by avoiding extreme high and low temperatures. Check out our shipping schedule for more information and to learn our wills and won'ts when it comes to shipping plants. Find your Stonecrop Sedum for sale here at NatureHills.com!

Buying Options for Plants

Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.

Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!

Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.

  • Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
  • Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.

Nature Hills Container Size by Volume

Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.

Young Plants to 18 Months
Size Volume
2"x2"x3" Ranges from .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume
4.5" Container Equal to .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume
Sprinter Pot Equal to .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume
4" Container Ranges from .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume
6" Container Equal to 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume
1 Quart Equal to 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume
5.5" Container Equal to 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x5" Ranges from .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x6" Ranges from 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x9" Ranges from 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x10" Ranges from 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume
Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old
Size Volume
2 Quart Equal to 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume
#1 Container Ranges from 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume
5"x5"x12" Equal to 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume
Plants 2 - 4 Years Old
Size Volume
#2 Container Ranges from 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume
#3 Container Ranges from 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume
Plants 3 - 5 Years Old
Size Volume
#5 Container Ranges from 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume
#6 Container Ranges from 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume
#7 Container Ranges from 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume

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PLANT HIGHLIGHTS

Cauticola Sedum Is Suited to Grow in Zones 4-9
Growing Zones 4-9
More Information
Brand Nature Hills' Choice
Botanical Name Sedum cauticola
Type Perennial
Mature Height 3 - 5 inches
Mature Spread 12 - 16 inches
Sun Exposure Full Sun
Soil Widely Adaptable
Moisture Moderate to Low
Growth Rate Medium
Flower Color Raspberry Pink
Foliage Blue
Fall Color Burgundy / Purple, Blue
Pollinator Friendly Yes
Pruning Time Early Spring
Fragrant No