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Enter the approximate length and width of the area you will be planting and click 'Calculate' to determine how many Sedum spurium 'John Creech' you will need.
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Sedum spurium 'John Creech'
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- Category: Perennial
- Hardiness Zone: 3-9
- Height: 3-6 Inches
- Spread: 12 Inches
- Spacing: 12 Inches
- Bloom Color: Pink
Dr. John Creech, former director of the U.S. National Arboretum, discovered this little beauty in the Siberian Academ Gorodok Gardens in 1971. The small, scalloped green leaves of this weed-smothering groundcover are topped with rose pink flowers in late summer and fall. It is very hardy, vigorous and gorgeous weaving in and out of stepping stones or along a garden path. Ideal for green roofs, rock gardens and containers as well. Tolerant of light shade.
Additional Information about Sedum spurium 'John Creech'
Genus name from Latin sedo meaning to sit, refering to manner in which plants "sit" on walls; common name refers to manner in which many species live on stoney ledges; except for spurium native to Caucasus and ternatum native to eastern U.S., mostly native to Asia; many species have been reassigned by some authorities to the genus Hylotelephium. - Dr. Leonard Perry, Professor, University of Vermont
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Sedum spurium 'John Creech'
Prefers average to dry, well-drained soil in full sun. Intolerant of wet soils. Propagate by seed and cuttings, although division seems to be the easiest for most. Excellent as a perennial border, in rock gardens, or as a groundcover or container plant.
