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Stonecrop 'Hot Stuff' 1 Gallon

Sedum spectabile
Perennial Sedum, a.k.a. Showy Stonecrop, are long-lasting bloomers in dry rock gardens and containers, and distinctive for their fleshy foliage. They are reliable, cold hardy, easy to grow, and their flowers are excellent pollinator attractants. 'Hot Stuff' offers exceptionally bright pink flowers on shorter, stronger stems than other varieties of sedum, and so the heavy blooms do not flop. Leave stems standing late in the season so that seed heads provide winter food for birds. Pairs well with Aster, Yarrow, Hens & Chicks, Cranesbill, and Coreopsis. Plant in well-drained to dry, nutrient rich to poor soil amended with organic matter like Petitti Planting Mix. Water well after planting; maintain 1" of water, once a week the first year. Use Plant-tone and Iron-tone in spring or at planting; apply Osmocote in summer. Pinch in June for a compact habit. Cut back hard in spring. Mulch 1-2" to suppress weeds and retain soil moisture. Divide in spring when plants become overgrown and floppy.