How to Grow and Maintain Sedum Plants

Sedum (commonly known as stonecrop) are succulents that make a great addition to your garden. Learn how to grow and maintain sedum plants in this video by Better Homes and Gardens:

Sedums are very low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plants that will hold up well when you’re away from home on vacation. They come in a variety of green, blue, purple and brown foliage. Most sedums will bloom, but the flowers tend to be tiny. Sedum is grown by people primarily for their leaves; after blooming, you can pinch off the flowers and enjoy the leaf colors for the rest of the season.

Sedums are available in nurseries and are easy to grow. They can be propagated by taking a little rooted piece off the plant and then planting it in a separate container. They can also be grown from seed.

Sedums make a good ground cover; they prefer full sun and good drainage in rocky, sandy soil. They are also good container plants as they tend to spill over the edge. You can mix colors and textures and position them between rocks in a container.

The only mistake you can make with sedums is over-watering them; if you do, they will rot. You only need to water when necessary (about once a week in the summer).