Golden Stonecrop (Sedum)
Perennial
- Low maintenance ground cover with bright yellow foliage.
- Waterwise perennial that thrives in heat & humidity.
- Weed less with this weed smothering plant!
- Zones 3-9, sun, 3" tall x 18" wide at maturity.
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Common name: Sedum, stonecrop, gold moss stonecrop
Zone: 3 - 9
Sun exposure: Sun (6+ Hours)
Height x width: 2-3" x 12-18"
Flower color: Yellow
Foliage color: Light green, Yellow
Bloom time: Summer
Features: Winter interest, heat tolerant, ground covers, drought tolerant, container plants, cold tolerant, best for beginners
Uses: Accent, alpine and rock, container gardening, edging, erosion control or embankment, ground cover, massing, rock garden, slopes, small spaces
How to Grow
Light: Does best in full sun but appreciates some protection from harsh sun and heat exposure in very hot summer regions.
Water: Medium to dry. Considered drought-tolerant once established. Overwatering will impair growth.
Spacing: 1 - 2 ft.
Fertilizing: On average, sedum seldom needed to be fertilized. A handful of all-purpose granular fertilizer sprinkled on the soil each spring is generally all that is needed for poorer soils. If growing in rich soil, it should only be fertilized every other year. Dry granular fertilizers must be watered into the soil.
Winterizing: Does not need mulch in the winter. Remove the debris (such as the remains of showy sedums) from under and around your plants in the late fall and continue to remove any debris as it accumulates. Small animals and bugs may take home in accumulated debris during cold weather.
Maintenance & Pruning: Can cut back in Autumn, after flowering. Divide in spring.
Plant spacing is based on the ultimate width of the plants. This figure is normally given as a range; for example, 3-5’. If you live in a cold climate and/or want plants to fill in more quickly, plan to space at the shorter end of the range. If you live in a warm climate, are on a limited budget, or are willing to wait longer for plants to touch, use the higher end of the range. Using the larger number is recommended when calculating distance from a building or structure. There’s really no such thing as "maximum spacing": if you don’t want your plants to touch, you can space them as far apart as you’d like. All plant spacing is calculated on center, or in other words, the centers of the plants are spaced one half of their eventual width apart:
Unless you are planting in a straight line, as you might for hedges or edging, space your plants in a staggered or zig-zag pattern for a more interesting and naturalistic look:
Not sure just how many plants will fit in your garden? Our calculator gives you the exact amount of plants required for your space. Simply update the values and the calculator will re-calculate accordingly. Spacing information can be found in the 'How to Grow' tab on each plant's page.
75% did well 25% not so much
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I ordered three of the golden stonecrop sedum for a weird spot in my yard. One of the pots was totally empty and there was dirt and broken pieces of the plant in the bottom of the box. I contacted the company and they are sending a replacement plant, for that they get three stars. The two surviving plants do not look like what I ordered.
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Arrived Dead
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One of the three quarts came with the plants and soil that came out of the quart pot. I had to plan on planting immediately to hopefully save the plants. The other 2 quarts were fine. I will let you know if these plants survived being removed from the pot. Rest of the order came out fine. Fran Croft
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Bought 2 plants both were not secure in box and all out of the pots tried to save them but they died. Bought other plants same time and they were fine
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The local nurserymen in my town had a much nicer crop.
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If I had been able to buy these locally, I would have done it. Sadly, out of the 14 plants, only 2 arrived properly packed. The rest were spilled inside the box. For the cost, I feel that they were quite small. They were alive and, hopefully, they will thrive.
Hello! We’re sorry that you received plants that are not up to our standards. We try our best to provide excellent plants, but some factors, like shipping and handling, are outside our control. Our team of horticulture experts would love to take a closer look! Our fall guarantee covers plants received after September 1 until May 2026, so we have you covered. Please send your order number and pictures of your plants to [email protected] to start the claims process if necessary. We look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee
It wasn’t packaged correctly. The soil and plant pieces were loose all throughout the box it was shipped in. I won’t be ordering anything else from this company.
Hello! We’re sorry that you received plants that are not up to our standards. We try our best to provide excellent plants, but some factors, like shipping and handling, are outside our control. Our fall guarantee covers plants received after September 1 until May 2026, so we have you covered. Please send your order number and pictures of your plants to us to start the claims process. We look forward to helping!
I am out of state trying to help my dying mother-in-law and her stroke victim spouse. The wanted some landscaping done while I’m here. So I ordered some plants to be shipped the day after I would know definitively if I would have to go home (due to illness back there) before the plants would arrive. As soon as I discovered that I would not be here to put the plants in the ground, I canceled the order that was due to ship out the next day. When I called today to verify that the order had been stopped, they said it had shipped early. I won’t be here. My in-laws will not be able to do anything with the plants, including refusing or returning them, and I am out hundreds of dollars. I will never buy from or recommend GGP ever again.
We apologize you're not satisfied with your order. We can only cancel the order if it was placed within 3 business days of the chosen ship date. In this case, we have record of the cancellation taking place the day before the order was shipped. We have a 60-day guarantee on all of our plants, so if there are any issues with your order upon arrival, we'd have you covered under our warranty. Please contact us with any further questions. Hope this helps!
I put them in shaded area thinking they might be needing that - a couple of days before putting them in morning sun , but they just look dead , I’m still watering them hoping they will come to live
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I ordered golden stonecrop and when my orders arrived they were totally destroyed, out of the 22 quarts I got I was able to actually save one of them ! When I received the orders they didn’t look like needle stonecrop , and after the plant I saved started to grow , it wasn’t what I ordered it was gold moss stonecrop which is a much smaller plant . I believe that if you had sent the correct plant it would have survived as it is not as fragile
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Great plants,packed really well
2 of them arrived completely dead :-(
Beautiful and healthy!
I live in Baltimore, and these arrived extremely fast with regular shipping. I ordered four yellow/golden sedum plants, and they were packed very well. All arrived in perfect condition, with no dirt spilled. Would highly recommend Great Garden Plants!
Healthy, beautiful plants received quickly. I will continue to be a customer. Thank you!
Plants were delivered within reasonable time & I good condition. They were smaller than expected but hopefully they will grow.
We’re sorry you’re not satisfied with your plants! On each product page and our plant sizes page, we note that all of our plants are young. The size of our plants varies depending on the time of year and whether they were recently trimmed. The most important thing when purchasing plants, online or in garden centers, is a full and robust root system, which we prioritize. Trimming only encourages stronger root development! All orders are covered by our 60-day guarantee, so please reach out to start the claims process if necessary.
I was looking for something less delicate (similar to Angelina Stonecrop). The photos were not showing the true size, so very disappointed at what arrived. It was well packed and healthy. I decided to use it in my garden bed and will look elsewhere for Angelina Stonecrop.
We’re sorry you’re not satisfied with your plants! On each product page and our plant sizes page, we note that all of our plants are young. The photos on the website do note that they depict mature plants. This is because we want our customers to know what they're going to get in the garden once they plant our plants! The size of our shipped plants varies depending on the time of year and whether they were recently trimmed. The most important thing when purchasing plants, online or in garden centers, is a full and robust root system, which we prioritize. Trimming only encourages stronger root development! All orders are covered by our 60-day guarantee, so please reach out to [email protected] to start the claims process if necessary.
Very pleased with y’all! Nicely shipped. Timely. Excellent condition upon arrival except for one of about 10 huge boxes that got held up in FedEx land somewhere for 4 days. 2 of those died. But all the rest so far (about 150 plants) are doing good!
Better than expected and I want more. Love it more everyday. Tight and compact.
I bought 6 of these and planted them in full sun and watered them nearly every day since it has been a hot summer. 4 are doing well, one suffered but will survive and one almost died completely. I thought it was totally gone but little sprigs are perking up out of nowhere. Yeah! I mentioned my issue to Great Gardens and they figured it was probably due to the weather but were gracious to offer replacements anyway. I think these will fill in soon and look great.
They came nicely filled in and healthy, easy enough to pop them out of their nursery pots and into my yard. Month later and they are still doing good.
Golden Stonecrop
I removed plants from packaging and watered and let sit for a day or two before planting. By time I planted they were dead.
Hello Dale!
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The Golden Stonecrop did not do well for me. Both the initial order of one, plus the replacement died. The plants were put in a sunny spot, good soil with a little compost, and watered as needed. Did not spread at all, turned brown.