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Crassulaceae
Sedum 'Matrona'
Hybrid Showy Stonecrop, Matrona Stonecrop
Matrona stonecrop is a compact garden perennial that is beautiful and virtually indestructible, if given the right growing conditions. It is valued for its late season of bloom and succulent red-green leaves with a gray waxy bloom. In late summer to fall, strong, upright burgundy-red stems support broad, rounded clusters of flowers. These are small, numerous, star-shaped and rose-pink. Stonecrop are herbaceous, so their foliage dies back in winter, but their dried, brown, upright flower heads may be left to provide winter interest.
Matrona stonecrop prefers a location with full sun and well drained, average soil. It looks great when planted in the garden foreground with fall blooming composites and ornamental grasses. It may be also used in large rock gardens. Sedum flowers are very attractive to bumblebees, and on cool fall mornings they can often be seen "waking up" on them. Butterflies are also attracted to stonecrop.
8 - 1
3 - 9
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Perennial
Full Sun, Partial Sun
0"-0" / 0.0cm - 0.0cm (24)
12"-24" / 30.5cm - 61.0cm
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Hybrid Origin
Neutral
Well Drained
Loam, Sand
Drought
Medium
Clump-Forming
Spring, Summer, Fall
Showy
Light Pink, Rose
Red, Green, Gray Green
Red, Green, Gray Green, Burgundy
Yes
No
Single
Matte
Bedding Plant, Edging, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Butterflies
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