White Stonecrop 'Coral Carpet'
Family: Crassulaceae (Orphine
Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 3-9
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Height: 3-6 inches
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Spread: 6-18 inches
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Bloom Time: May to June
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Bloom: clusters of tiny, star-shaped, white to pale pink
flowers just above foliage
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Light: full sun; tolerates very light
shade
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Soil: well-drained, sandy to gravelly,
poor to moderate fertility
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Moisture: medium to dry; drought and heat
tolerant once established
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Use: alpine and rock gardens, containers,
ground cover, green roofs
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Care: low maintenance
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Concerns: no serious insect or disease
problems; watch for slugs, snails, and scale
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Native to: species native to Europe,
Siberia, Western Asia and North Africa
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Notes: fast-growing, low-growing,
mat-forming evergreen succulent; dense foliage of small, fleshy, rounded,
cylindrical to slightly flattened leaves; foliage emerges coral, matures to
bright green during summer, and turns red-bronze in fall and winter; spreads
along ground by creeping stems which root at the nodes; can be propagated by
division in spring or cuttings in summer; frost-hardy; flowers attract
butterflies; deer and rabbit resistant
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Supplier: Landscape Designs, Inc.
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Rock Garden C304
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