Sedum SunSparkler® Series

Sedum SunSparkler® 'Firecracker' PP26595

Stonecrop

Sedum SunSparkler¨ ÔFirecrackerÕ PP26595

Photo Credit: Chris Hansen


Sedum SunSparkler® 'Firecracker' PP26595

Stonecrop

From breeder Chris Hansen comes a fantastic series of sedums selected for their solid disease resistance, tremendous vigor and season-long color. Chris trials his plants extensively while subjecting them to overhead watering and outdoor wintering in tiny plugs with no cover. Very few pass his stringent tests and become worthy of the SunSparkler name. This greatly improved groundcover-type sedum forms a weed-suppressing blanket of burgundy red foliage that keeps its color all season. Vibrant pink flowers appear late in the season.

Plant Details

  • Zone: 4 - 9
  • Height: 6"
  • Spread: 18"
  • Exposure: Full Sun
  • Soil Moisture: Low Water Needs, Moderate Water Needs
  • Drought tolerant: Yes, Once Established
  • Bloom time: Early Fall, Late Summer, Mid-Fall
  • Foliage Color: Purple Shades, Red Shades
  • Flower Color: Pink Shades
  • Fragrant: No
  • Good Cut Flower: No
  • Native: Not native to North America
  • Deer resistant: No
  • Rabbit resistant: Yes
  • Bee-friendly: Yes
  • Attracts butterflies: Yes
  • Attracts hummingbirds: No
  • Groundcover: Yes
  • Roy Diblik Favorite: No

Plant Details

  • Zone: 4 - 9
  • Height: 6"
  • Spread: 18"
  • Exposure: Full Sun
  • Soil Moisture: Low Water Needs, Moderate Water Needs
  • Drought tolerant: Yes, Once Established
  • Bloom time: Early Fall, Late Summer, Mid-Fall
  • Foliage Color: Purple Shades, Red Shades
  • Flower Color: Pink Shades
  • Fragrant: No
  • Good Cut Flower: No
  • Native: Not native to North America
  • Bee-friendly: Yes
  • Deer resistant: No
  • Rabbit resistant: Yes
  • Attracts butterflies: Yes
  • Attracts hummingbirds: No
  • Groundcover: Yes
  • Roy Diblik Favorite: No

Grower Information

  • 72Deep plugs and groundcover sedums are ideal for quart production.
  • Large plugs and upright sedums are best for 1 or 2-gal production.
  • Use a freely draining growing medium to avoid wet roots; grow dry once rooted.
  • Sedums are light to moderate feeders and require high light in productio.n

  • PowerPlug Size(s): 32s
  • Optimal Planting Time: Spring
  • Retail Sales Window: Fall, Summer
  • Moisture in Production: Low
  • Requires Shade in Production: No
  • Vernalization Required for Bloom: No
  • Vernalization Beneficial: Yes