Sedum Birthday Party (Stonecrop)
Bred for both a compact habit that doesn’t open up, and large flower heads, Sedum ‘Birthday Party’ is a real beauty. It produces extra-full buds, gray-green to almost white, which tend to overlap.
Bred for both a compact habit that doesn't open up, and large flower heads, Sedum 'Birthday Party' is a real beauty. It produces extra-full buds, gray-green to almost white, which tend to overlap. Upon opening, the huge flowers, 5 in. wide (12 cm), are deep rose pink. The petals are paler than the carpels but get darker over time. They contrast beautifully with the fresh green glossy foliage which takes a burgundy-red edge and deepens as the season progresses.
- This deciduous perennial forms a 7-11 in. tall (17-28 cm) and 20 in. wide (50 cm) clump of thick, fleshy foliage topped with flower buds resembling broccoli. Gradually, these densely clustered buds will reveal tiny, star-like pink flowers in late summer, which will softly change to deep rose-pink in fall.
- Both foliage and dead inflorescences will remain attractive through winter, providing some additional interest.
- Provides color and contrast to beds, borders or rock garden at a time when most plants have stopped blooming. Effective when planted en masse or in groups.
- Best grown in full sun, in average, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils. Tolerates very light shade and poor soils.
- Flowers are attractive to bees, hummingbirds and butterflies and excellent as cut flowers.
- Drought and heat tolerant once established, it is disease resistant!
- Deer resistant
- Low maintenance, this Sedum forgives neglect!
Requirements
Hardiness | 4 – 9 |
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Heat Zones | 1 – 9 |
Climate Zones | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
Plant Type | Perennials |
Plant Family | Sedum – Stonecrops |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Summer (Mid,Late)FallWinter |
Height | 7" – 11" (17cm – 28cm) |
Spread | 1' – 2' (30cm – 60cm) |
Spacing | 20″ – 24″ (50cm – 60cm) |
Water Needs | Low |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Chalk, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Showy |
Tolerance | Clay Soil, Deer, Drought, Rabbit, Dry Soil, Rocky Soil |
Attracts | Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Garden Uses | Beds and Borders, Patio and Containers |
Garden Styles | Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |