Light
Full sun for the best red. It takes part shade but greens up.
Growing guide · Perennials
Sedum spurium 'Fuldaglut'
How to grow Creeping Stonecrop 'Fulda Glow'.
Red carpet for the hard spots.
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Water
- Low
- Zones
- 3–9
- Size
- 3–6 in. tall, 12–18 in. wide
- Spacing
- 12 in. apart for groundcover.
- Pets
- Not on the ASPCA pet-safe list; keep it out of reach
Water
Water the first few weeks. After that, very little.
Planting and soil
Plant in spring or early fall, crown at soil level. Gravel and slopes suit it.
Feeding
None.
Pruning
Shear off spent flowers if you like. Trim edges in spring to keep it in bounds.
Through the year
Foliage semi-evergreen. Flowers early to midsummer. Leaves redden in fall and winter.
If something's off
Rots in wet, heavy soil. Can wander; pull runners where you don't want it.
Plays well with
Plant it with friends.
Why we stock it: A living mulch for the dry, sunny spots nothing else wants.
That's everything we know about growing it. Thanks for reading.
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Kits with Creeping Stonecrop 'Fulda Glow'.
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Drought garden kit
The Hot, Dry Bank
For the slope the hose doesn't reach.
YuccaLavenderJuniperSedumPrimroseZones 5–914 plants · $554.864 × 8 ft slope or strip
Mailbox garden kit
The Mailbox, Upgraded
Curbside, long-blooming, hard to kill.
Stella daylilySalviaSedumZones 4–89 plants · $278.914 × 4 ft bed
Creeping Stonecrop 'Fulda Glow'from $29.99 · Arrives alive, or we replace it
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Forty square feet, big opinions.
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Everything in it tastes terrible to deer.
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Office kit
The Desk Set
Three small plants, one desk.
3 plants · $45Indoors, any zone
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Drought garden kit
The Hot, Dry Bank
For the slope the hose doesn't reach.
14 plants · $554.86Zones 5–9
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Mailbox garden kit
The Mailbox Bed
Curb appeal in one afternoon.
8 plants · $159.92Zones 3–10
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The Pollinator Buffet
Open seating for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.
14 plants · $424.86Zones 4–9
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Shade Layers
For the spot the sun forgot.
8 plants · $151.92Zones 3–9
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Pick it, eat it, walk away.
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