Sedum 'Mr. Goodbud' - STONECROP 'MR. GOODBUD'

"This dusky S. spectabile hybrid has tight foliage and strongly contrasting colors between its light buds and dark mauve flowers. Richer tones and better foliage than S. 'Brilliant'. Upright habit and short stature. Won an Award of Garden Merit from the RHS in 2006." Terra Nova Nurseries

15" tall x 17" wide clumps are covered with flowers.

Full sun, half sun, average soil, drained soil, mineral soil with average moisture to drier soil. Flowers in August and September - we noticed many skippers, small butterflies, small native bees, honeybees and even occasionally monarch butterfly on the blooms!

Hardy in zones 4-9.

Patented cultivar under PP17671, unlicensed propagation is prohibited.

Best for edges, sunny garden, xeriscape, dry beds, rock gardens, bigger containers, pollinator or butterfly gardens.

Best combined with smaller to medium sized perennial – from native choose Anemone patens, Antennaria, Asclepias tuberosa, Campanula rotundifolia, Coreopsis, Dalea, Gaillardia, Gaura (shorter cultivars), Penstemons, Phlox subulata, Verbena canadensis (Glandularia canandensis), native grasses like Boutelloa gracilis, Koeleria cristata, Sporobolus heterolepis, Schizachyrium scoparium.

And non-native perennials like Calamintha, Iris x barbata (I. x germanica), Lavandula, Nepeta, Origanum, Thymus, Geranium (G. sanquineum, G. endresii, G. renardii) and many others or small spring bulbs.

Pot size : square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot

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