Learn how to care for your green friend

White Stonecrop

Sedum album

Ground covers · Planned variety

Meet your green friend.

White Stonecrop (Sedum album) has a creeping / dense / horizontal / prostrate / spreading growth form. Foliage shapes recorded for this species: linear, oblong. Flower colours recorded: white.

A space where it can thrive

Growth habit: creeping, dense, horizontal, prostrate, spreading. Outdoor hardiness is listed below; choose a sheltered growing site appropriate to your plant and pot.

Ask about availability

Availability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.

Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions. Botanical photo reference: Oona Raisanen · Source · CC-BY-SA 2.0.

Your care routine

Light

Sun: at least 6 direct hours daily; Partial shade: 2–6 direct hours daily.

Watering

A dry root zone suits this species; avoid frequent irrigation. Excess water must drain away.

Soil & drainage

Suitable textures: Clay, Sand, Shallow Rocky. Soil reaction: Alkaline (>8.0), Neutral (6.0-8.0).

Fertilizer

Low-fertility sandy or gravelly soil suits this succulent.

Outdoor hardiness

Outdoor winter hardiness reported: USDA zones 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b. This is not an indoor temperature setting.

Through the seasons

Monitor spreading mats; foliage can turn reddish in autumn and winter.

Pets & little ones

This record does not provide a toxicity assessment. That does not establish safety for people or pets; do not ingest plant material.

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Care references

Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.