Munstead Dark Red Stonecrop

Other Names: Autumn Stonecrop, Showy Stonecrop

Description:

A reliable stonecrop with curious bright reddish-brown flowers that open to crimson, large and voluminous; strong seedheads are ideal for drying, great for long lasting effect into the winter

Ornamental Features:

Munstead Dark Red Stonecrop features beautiful clusters of crimson flowers with rose overtones at the ends of the stems from late summer to late fall, which emerge from distinctive dark red flower buds, and which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It's attractive large succulent round leaves remain dark green in colour with prominent burgundy tips throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

Landscape Attributes:

Munstead Dark Red Stonecrop is a dense herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other garden plants with finer foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance perennial, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies and bees to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Munstead Dark Red Stonecrop is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• General Garden Use
• Mass Planting
• Groundcover
• Container Planting

Plant Characteristics:

Munstead Dark Red Stonecrop will grow to be about 20 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 15 years.

This perennial does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions, but will not tolerate any standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in poor soils, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This plant can be propagated by division.

This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.