watchchain stonecrop

Sedum sexangulare

Type:: groundcover
perennials
Notable Traits:: attracts butterflies/pollinators
green roof plants
resistant: deer
resistant: disease
resistant: rabbit
spillers
striking foliage
trailing habit
Hardiness:: Zone 3 – 9
Mature Height:: less than 8in
Light:: sun (8+ hrs)
Water:: drought tolerant once established
requires well-drained soil
succulent/requires very little water
Bloom Color:: yellow
Bloom Shape:: cluster
Bloom Time:: summer
Foliage:: green

Super low, 4″ mat of very fine green foliage is covered with yellow flowers in mid-summer.

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