grassroots Horticulture : sedum

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Gardening | Plant ID

Spring flowers

poppies

CORN POPPY (Papaver Rhoeas)

Poppy seeds carefully sown during the winter reward this gardener with pink and red taffeta like petals. The directions stated, "place the seeds directly onto the soil," as they require exposure to the sun. for germination. Colors include red, pink and a shade of salmon.

CORN POPPY (Papaver Rhoeas)

Golden oregano

Golden oregano (Origanum vulgare 'Aureum’)

Planting florescent colored ground covers at the base of roses, salvias, and loftier plants can highlight and showcase your favorite perennials. The Green-yellow shades of spring green, chartreuse, harlequin, and spring or bright green found in golden oregano (Origanum vulgare 'Aureum’), 'Marguerite' sweet potato vine (Ipomea batatas 'Marguerite'), and gold moss sedum (Sedum acre) are alternatives to mulch. The golden oregano planted in 2011 survived the drought and remained vibrant throughout the winter months.

Sedum

Gold moss sedum (Sedum acre 'Aureum')

Sedum acre 'Aureum'

The creeping sedum are excellent groundcover plants, especially in hot and dry sites. The gold moss sedum forms a low carpet of tiny succulent leaves, the peak of each stem turns yellow in the spring. In the summer tiny golden star flowers appear. This is a goodchoice for containers.

Penstemon

Beardtongue (Penstemon 'Dark Towers') is an unpretentious perennial with crimson foliage and adds depth and interest to a border garden. As the beardtongue begins to fade the eastern purple coneflower begins to emerge.

Texas Mountain Laurel

Echinacea

Eastern Purple Coneflower
(Echinacea Purpurea)
Native

Sedum

Doesn't it look great next to the burgundy Oxalis?

Autumn Joy Sedum, Flower color: Pink to red, Crassulaceae Family (stonecrops), Xeriscape Plant.

In my garden this is a perennial. My neighbor gave me a cutting and I have planted it in an old copper boiler. This year I tried adding curly purple basil for contrast and behind the boiler I have Mexican Sage which has gray foliage with a lilac shaded spiky flower and the height to rise above the boiler and sedum. The Mexican Sage has yet to flower and that may be due to our drought but I am anxious to see these autumn flowering plants work together.