Sunsparkler® 'Plum Dazzled' Stonecrop (Sedum)
Perennial
- Unique, rich plum-colored foliage all season long.
- Bright, playful raspberry blooms cover the foliage for 7+ weeks in summer.
- Plant it and forget it! Low maintenance and perfect for beginners.
- Great for containers and small spaces!
- Zones 4-9, sun, 10" tall x 18" wide at maturity.
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Description
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Patent: USPP 30,348
Common name: Sedum, stonecrop, Caucasian stonecrop, two row stonecrop
Zone: 4-9
Sun exposure: Sun (6+ Hours)
Height x width: 8-10" x 18"
Flower color: Raspberry-Pink
Foliage color: Deep Plum
Season of Interest: Summer - fall
Bloom time: Summer
Features: Best for beginners, winter interest, heat tolerant, evergreens, ground covers, drought tolerant, container plants, cold tolerant
Uses: Accent, container gardening, cottage gardening, massing, ornamental, small spaces, specimen
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: 18 in.
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.
This was a gift for mother's day. The two sun sparklers were very anemic looking when they arrived, with one near yellowing. My mom tried planting them, one has seemed to take, the other no as it was too feeble to stick. Not happy with this order. I'd already opened a claim but was told to wait 60 days. I'm not ordering from here again.
Hello! It is common for plants to experience slight stress from shipping, as they have not experienced their ideal growing conditions at this time. We recommend placing plants in a cool, shaded spot out of direct sunlight for 24-48 hours after unpacking them. This allows them a recovery and acclimation period before planting. If you must hold them longer, place them out of direct sunlight, wind, heat, and cold, and plant as soon as possible. Please email your order number and pictures of your plants to [email protected] to start the claims process, and we can make sure your plants are on the right track! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee
I’ve had mixed luck with these. I’ve ordered quite a few. All arrived in healthy condition, but about half of them died mainly the ones that were in sandy soil. Pictures are from when I first planet them.
Sorry to hear about your plants. Please email pictures of the plants to [email protected], making sure to put your order number and name in the subject line so that we may provide the best assistance possible. Rest assured, we have a 60-day guarantee on all our plants. If you received your plants within that timeframe, we would be happy to apply your warranty once we receive the pictures. Happy Gardening!
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The look beautiful and are thriving. Very happy with my growing babies
Plants werewell packaged and thriving
Plants arrived in very good condition.
I received my plants and have planted them. They are currently thriving and looking well. My sedum was supposed to be purple but instead it was green. Hopefully it will turn purple.
I ordered 8 plants, 4 in each order. The plants in the second order were much smaller than those in the first order. 'Seems like inventory was low!?
All plants have survived and are growing . . . and are bunny-proof!
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 [email protected] to start the claims process if necessary.
Beautiful and healthy!
My sedum are thriving. Very happy.
Looks great, can’t wait for them to grow!
Packaging was poor, as dirt was scattered throughout the box, resulting in several of the plants arriving damaged. Also, even for quart-sized containers, the plants were meager and tiny
Spent $115. Don't consider it even close to "almost maintenance-free", as we went from a period of doing well and then immediately struggling. Color was pretty, but only close up, not from a distance, as advertised. Loved the blooms when they arrived. And, although I planted them at the front of a flower bed in a small area and knew them to be ground cover, I was expecting them to have more height which did not happen because they didn't do well. I'm in Zone 7B, very disappointed and would not buy again.
I love the plant but several of them have died. At first I lost four and they was replaced. Now several more have died. I think they are to small to survive the heat.
Hello! We are sorry you're having trouble with your plants and would love to help. Please contact us via phone at 877-447-4769 and email pictures of the plants to [email protected], making sure to put your order number and name in the subject line so that we may provide the best assistance possible. Rest assured, we have a 60-day guarantee on all our plants. If you received your plants within that timeframe, we would be happy to apply your warranty once we receive the pictures. Our experienced customer service team would be happy to assist you.
I ordered 6 Plum Dazzled stonecrop. They all arrived in great condition, full and healthy. I had to wait a week before planting because of the weather but they are all doing great and have lots of new growth already. Very happy.
Three are doing ok, one died and one is struggling. In retrospect, I wish I had ordered the taller stonecrop, which have always done well in that same garden bed.
Sorry to hear about your plants. Please email pictures of the plants to [email protected], making sure to put your order number and name in the subject line so that we may provide the best assistance possible. Rest assured, we have a 60-day guarantee on all our plants. If you received your plants within that timeframe, we would be happy to apply your warranty once we receive the pictures. Happy Gardening!
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The 2 planets I ordered have settled in nicely. Very pleased with them.
Great service, beautiful plants.
Ordering plants online feels like an act of desperation, but many of the local nurseries have gone out of business. It's difficult to find a variety of stonecrop these days. I decided to order a couple plants and see what happens. I am pleasantly surprised. The soil was very dry when they arrived, but both plants are in the ground now and thriving. I'm sure I'll be ordering more next spring.
Given the size of the container I was expecting the plants to be larger than they are. I purchased two and they each have about three scraggly strands of leaves.
Hello,
The most important thing when it comes to purchasing plants, whether online or in a garden center, is that they have a full, robust root system, and that's what we prioritize in our growing. The more roots a plant has, the more energy it can put into growing once it is planted in your garden. If you are finding that your plants are failing to grow, and you are within our 60-day guarantee, don't hesitate to reach out to [email protected] with photos of the plants and your order number and we will be happy to take care of you!
Gorgeous sedum!
Seemed to have arrived with a fungus. It’s been struggling ever since.
Hello! We apologize that you received plants that are not up to our standards. Our growers closely monitor all of the plants in our greenhouse and we take issues such as this very seriously.
Please email pictures of the plants to [email protected], making sure to put your order number and name in the subject line so that we may provide the best assistance possible. Rest assured, we have a guarantee on all our plants. Our fall guarantee covers plants received after September 1 until May 2023! If you received your plants within that timeframe, we would happily apply your warranty once we receive the pictures. Happy Gardening!
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Second season with these plants. They are spectacular. Filling in, spreading nicely. In full gorgeous bloom right now. Love the purple foliage. Thriving despite dry soil, full afternoon shade.
Arrived in good condition. Planted with some struggle due to excessive consistent heat. Doing well now and looking forward to growth.
Healthy plants but unexpected color. After emailing you explained that regular, not greenhouse, light, would help them to change color. And that is true!
Absolutely stunning. Hardy, surviving east coast winter.
They look great
Planted them, and they’ve been watered but they look very dead as of a couple weeks from planting. Not very happy