Foliage turns crimson with the arrival of cool weather.
Sedum dragon s blood red carpet.
Red carpet sedum sedum spurium red carpet or dragon s blood sedum is one of several sedum varieties and is valued for its dense ground hugging carpet of red foliage that turns a deeper.
Growing only 4 to 6 inches tall the succulent green leaves are edged in dark cranberry and covered with vivid red starry flowers in late summer.
In the fall leaves turn maroon and persist through much of the winter.
A long time favorite sedum spurium dragon s blood stonecrop is a mat forming evergreen perennial with fleshy rounded bright green leaves adorned with burgundy on the edges deepening to bronze red in summer before changing to brilliant red in fall.
The variegated form called tricolor is attractive during the summer.
Red leaved creeping sedum cultivars red carpet and dragon s blood handle climates across.
Rock gardens borders edging under shady trees and steep banks will come alive with carefree color of the creeping red sedum.
Sitting atop short stems clusters of small ruby red starry flowers appear in summer.
Creeping sedum sedum spurium stretches the term thrives on neglect to its horticultural limits.
Create a charismatic carpet of changing colors with dragon s blood sedum.