Scientific Name: Petrosedum rupestre ( syn. Sedum rupestre )
Common Name: blue spruce stonecrop
Family Name: Crassulaceae
Origin: Europe
Hardiness Zone: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Plant Type: Ground cover, Succulent or Cacti
Mature Size: 0.1 - 0.2m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width)
Habit: Spreading, Upright
Form: Creeping / Mat-like
Texture: Fine
Landscape Uses: Alpine, Attract beneficial insects, Container planting, Green roof technology, Ground cover, Hanging basket, Perennial border, Rock garden, Summer interest
Exposure: Full sun
Soil or Media: Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Alternate, Succulent, Lustrous, Linear, Other, Entire
Flowers: Cyme, Yellow, Jul-Aug
Fruit: Aggregate fruit, Follicle, Brown, Sep-Oct
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate (arranged spirally), linear, ~1cm long x 1mm in diameter, succulent, golden yellow to bluish-green year-round.