Sedum, Creeping Stonecrop 'Golden Teardrop'

This plant was growing in my yard when we moved in 25 years ago, in Illinois. I am now very successfully cultivating it as a ground cover...Read More for parts of my lawn. The scientific name for this plant is "Sedum Sarmentosum." It is sometimes incorrectly called (even by nurseries!) Sedum Acre or Sedum Lineare, both of which are other plants in the Sedum family. Sarmentosum is AKA: Whorled Stonecrop, Graveyard Stonecrop, Star Sedum, Yellow Moss, and I suppose, Golden Teardrop. Check USDA and Illinois wildflower websites for more info. In fact, I found another page in Dave's Garden with the same plant under a different name. Google 'Sarmentosum' to learn even more about this plant. If you need a plant to overpower weeds, this is the one!

I call this sedum midnight sedum because I took three clippings from a garden in front of a condominium in my neighborhood. Those three ...Read More2" clippings have become a 5' W x 3'D bed of my new favorite sedum (Check it out to the right). It's in full bloom today and I planted some Strawberry Fields and a few interesting glass cylinders inside of the bed to keep interest when it is no longer flowering.

If anyone believes that this is a different variety please let me know! Thanks!

Plant 10" apart. Zone 3-9 Quickly cascades over rocks and walls. Long trails of light green succulent foliage. Yellow flowers. 2" tall....Read Morer />
Good for hot dry spots, groundcover, best selection for the coldest areas.