Sedum ‘Matrona’ (Stonecrop)

Long-lived and drought tolerant, award-winner Sedum ‘Matrona’ is a fabulous sight in the landscape with its masses of pale pink flowers, densely packed in large umbrella-shaped flowerheads and showing off atop sturdy ruby stems that keep them perfectly upright, coupled with the fleshy, purple-veined and purple-tinged leaves. Vigorous, hardy, carefree, good-looking, with a season of interest lasting more than 6 months from early summer until well into winter, who could resist?

• Granted the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society and winner of multiple European awards
• Easy to grow, this standout perennial forms an 18-24 in. tall (45- 60 cm) clump of thick, fleshy gray-green foliage topped with flower buds resembling broccoli. Gradually, these densely clustered buds will reveal tiny, star-like pink flowers in mid to late summer, which will softly change to mauve-pink, then chestnut-bronze in fall as they die.
• Foliage and dead inflorescences will remain attractive through winter, providing additional interest.
• It provides color and contrasts to beds, borders, or rock gardens when most plants have stopped blooming. Effective when planted en masse or in groups.
• Best grown in full sun in average, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils. Tolerates very light shade and poor soils.
• Flowers are attractive to bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies and are excellent as cut flowers.
• Drought and heat tolerant, once established, it is disease resistant!
• Deer resistant
• Low maintenance, this Sedum forgives neglect!