Three-Leaved Stonecrop
Sedum ternatum is the rare native succulent in the mid-Atlantic region. It is easy to grow and propagate, and may be just pinched off and put in dirt and it will grow. It will gradually naturalize and is happy in shallow rooted situations, if need be, and can do well growing around rocks and tree roots. It's delicate white flowers put in a show in late spring for one month into early summer. It pairs well with Phlox divaricata, Iris cristata, Tiarella cordifolia and Heuchera Americana and looks lovely trailing over the edge of pots. Deer and Rabbits find it unpalatable.
Photo by Mason Brock (public domain)
Larval Host for the
Buckeye & Phoebus Parnassian butterflies
2-3"
6-12"
SIZE
SOIL
Sand, Clay, Acidic, Neutral pH, Alkaline, Well-Drained
LIGHT
Part Shade, Shade
BENEFITS
Butterfiles, Bees, Wasps, Syrphid Flies
NOTES
Be careful as the Eastern Chipmunk may like to dine on the roots of this little plant!
CHARACTERISTICS
Low Maintenance, Shade Tolerant, Good Container Plant, Evergreen, Relatively pest free, Tolerates Clay, Good Border Plant, Versatile, Easy to Grow, Will Naturalize
May, June
Groundcover
This
flowers in
Woodland Stonecrop
Sedum Ternatum
DETAIL VIEW
DESCRIPTION
Sedum ternatum is the rare native succulent in the mid-Atlantic region. It is easy to grow and propagate, and may be just pinched off and put in dirt and it will grow. It will gradually naturalize and is happy in shallow rooted situations, if need be, and can do well growing around rocks and tree roots. It's delicate white flowers put in a show in late spring for one month into early summer. It pairs well with Phlox divaricata, Iris cristata, Tiarella cordifolia and Heuchera Americana and looks lovely trailing over the edge of pots. Deer and Rabbits find it unpalatable.
Photo by Mason Brock (public domain)