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Scalloped, succulent leaves offer a range of colors from dark green to rose to creamy white. Soft, spreading stems spread and fill between rocks and stepping stones. Clusters of pink star-shaped flowers add to the summer effect. Good drought and heat tolerance make Tricolor a great selection for low maintenance areas. Excellent choice to fill in mixed containers or for use in borders or rock gardens. Full sun. Deciduous perennial. Fast growing, ground hugging stems 4 to 6 in. tall.

Performance and Requirements

Light needs: Full sun

Watering Needs: Once established, needs only occasional watering.

Growth Rate: Fast Growing

Design Information

Companion Plants

ELIJAH BLUE FESCUE
Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' (F. ovina var. glauca)

BRONZE CARPET STONECROP
Sedum spurium 'Bronze Carpet'

THUMBELINA LEIGH ENGLISH LAVENDER
Lavandula angustifolia 'Thumbelina Leigh' Pl.Pat.Applied For

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Companion Plants (Description): Add interest by grouping with Bronze Carpet Stonecrop, (Sedum spurium 'Bronze Carpet'), Elijah Blue Fescue, (Festuca cinerea 'Elijah Blue'), Thumbelina Leigh English Lavender, (Lavndula angustifolia 'Thumbelina Leigh') and Marleen Coralberry, (Symphoricarpos x doorenbosii 'Ariso').

Design Styles: Easy succulent for pots and troughs with alpines and other more tropical choices. A superior rock garden plant or use in crumbling stone walls, slopes and banks. Excellent edging along flagstone paths. Belongs in all succulent gardens as light value foliage contrast.

Care Information

Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Control weeds until the plants have filled in. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer.

Background Information

History: Sedum is classified into the Crassulaceae, containing about 600 species. This species is native to the Caucasus region of Eastern Europe.

Lore: The genus is from the Latin verb sedere, to sit, which describes the procumbent growth habit of many species.

Botanical Pronunciation: SEE-dum SPEW-ri-um

Catalog Description: Scalloped, succulent leaves offer a range of colors from dark green to rose to creamy white. Soft, spreading stems spread and fill between rocks and stepping stones. Clusters of pink star-shaped flowers add to the summer effect. Good drought and heat tolerance make Tricolor a great selection for low maintenance areas. Excellent choice to fill in mixed containers or for use in borders or rock gardens. Full sun. Deciduous perennial. Fast growing, ground hugging stems 4 to 6 in. tall.