Dragon's Blood Stonecrop is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers Because of its spreading habit of growth, it is ideally suited for use as a 'spiller' in the 'spillerthrillerfiller' container combination; Dragon's blood and flowering bottles exploring Socotra's magnificent plants Biodiversity scientist Dr Alan Forrest discusses some of Socotra's more unusual residents Socotra is known for its natural environment It's the reason it's a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it's why savvy travellers want to go there
Succulent plant dragon's blood plant
Succulent plant dragon's blood plant- Schorbuser Blut, the original German term for Dragon's Blood is developed from S spurium Coccineum and is hailed as one of the alltime favorite varieties of creeping stonecrop In early summer, Dragon's Blood leaves turn dark green with a layered burgundy look over the edges In late summer, however, you can notice that the succulents starts to turn redDRAGON'S BLOOD is a sprawling, lowgrowing, groundhugging, matforming stonecrop (also commonly called tworow stonecrop because leaves are in two columns along the stems) that is frequently grown as a ground cover Green leaves (to 1" long) with a tinge of purplered on the margins become entirely red by fall
Surprisingly, a few plants actually meet these rather demanding criteria, including the little groundcover called Dragon's blood sedum Sedum spurium is a trailing succulent groundcover from northcentral Asia that forms a tangle of stems with leafy branches 2 inches tall during the summer Sedum spurium 'Dragon's blood' Creeping mat of succulent foliage, redtinged dark green, with red flowers in summer We also have the similar Sedum 'Tricolor', with pink/white/green foliage Other S spuriums growing in our garden are 'John Creech', a rugged lowgrowing variety with serrated green leaves, and 'Fuldaglut', described as anBrilliant red flowers in late summer Leaves turn vibrant orangered in fall Masses of tiny starshaped flowers adorn this quickgrowing succulent foliage ground cover Sedum is good for erosion control on
Dragon's Blood Sedum Bold, DroughtTolerant Color!Dragon's Blood Stonecrop will grow to be only 4 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 18 inches When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 14 inches apart Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the groundPlant Details Care & Info Add to wishlist A vigorous mat forming evergreen perennial with green, cream, and pink succulent foliage and pink flowers that bloom all summer Provides year round color accent Excellent groundcover on hot dry slopes and in Container
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Plant it near the edges where it can spill gracefully over the pot Dragon's blood sedum is a lowgrowing ground cover with succulent leaves In the summer, it produces brilliantly dark red flowers that stand out well against its evergreen leaves Once fall arrives, the leaves turn burgundy and stay that way throughout the winter
