Brilliant Stonecrop

Other Names: Showy Stonecrop

Description:

An easy to grow perennial with flat clusters of brilliant hot pink star-shaped flowers at the end of summer and well into the fall; very drought tolerant and easy to grow, a must for the late-season garden

Ornamental Features:

Brilliant Stonecrop features beautiful clusters of cherry red flowers at the ends of the stems from late summer to late fall, which emerge from distinctive coral-pink flower buds, and which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It's large succulent round leaves remain grayish green in colour throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

Landscape Attributes:

Brilliant 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.

Brilliant Stonecrop is recommended for the following landscape applications;

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

Plant Characteristics:

Brilliant Stonecrop will grow to be about 20 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 20 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.