Ground Covers for Sunny/Dry Spots in Your Yard
Their water-storing leaves help to make them quite drought tolerant, but most do need some water after extended dry periods and/or intense sun.
An interesting aspect of sedum is that it has been used as a green roof covering for some major industrial buildings, such as Ford's Dearborn, Michigan Truck Plant, which has 454,000 square feet of Sedum, Nintendo of America's roof (75,000 square feet), New York City's Javits Center (292,000 square feet) and the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars plant in Goodwood, England (242,000 square feet).
Some species of Sedum are particularly attractive to butterflies and their larvae, such as Sedum Spathulifolium and Sedum Lanceolatum, but these are just two of many Sedum species popular with pollinators. Sedum are generally divided into two main groups: Tall Sedums and Creeping Sedums.
Creeping Sedums, such as Sedum Tetractinum, are excellent groundcovers, forming colorful mats of color in the garden that can include various tones of green as well as blue, garnet, gold and copper.
Creeping Sedums are as attractive as they are easy to grow and maintain and are a beautiful addition to any garden or landscape
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