Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco'

Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco' is a compact and decorative variety of succulent plant, native to western North America, valued for its unique silvery foliage and adaptability to difficult conditions. It is ideal for rockeries, green roofs, borders or pots.

🌿 General features

• Family: Crassulaceae

• Type of plant: Succulent perennial, with a tart habit

• Height: 5–10 cm

• Width: 20–30 cm (spreads forming a dense carpet)

• Leaves: Short, rounded, fleshy, silver-gray in color with a whitish tint given by a natural wax (pruina)

• Flowers: Yellow, star-shaped, grouped in small inflorescences, appear in summer (June–July)

☀️ Recommended growing conditions:

• Light: Full sun (it also tolerates partial shade, but the leaf color is more intense in the sun)

• Soil: Poor, sandy, well-drained; ideal in slightly alkaline soils

• Watering: Reduced – extremely drought-resistant plant; water infrequently, only when the soil is completely dry

• Cold resistance: Very good – withstands low temperatures, down to -20°C.

• Propagation: It propagates easily by division or by leaves/cuttings , being a plant that quickly forms dense colonies.

🌸 Uses

• Rockeries and gravel gardens

• Green roofs and xeriscape gardens

• Pots and planters, including other succulents

• Low curbs and dry slopes

✅ Other advantages

• Rustic and easy-to-maintain plant

• Does not require fertilization in natural soils

• The leaves can change their shade slightly depending on the season and exposure – from whitish-gray to metallic silver.

• Attracts pollinating insects during flowering

• Very rarely affected by pests.

Sedum spathulifolium 'Cape Blanco' is the ideal choice if you want a resistant plant with a great appearance and minimal maintenance, perfect for sunny, dry and difficult-to-access spaces.

Height with pot included approx. 12 cm.
Plant is sold without flowers!