Santa Rosa Gardens - Spring/Summer 2008 - (Page 52) SUCCULENTS Adam’s needle A. Yucca filamentosa ‘Bright Edge’ C. Sempervivum ‘Black’ Adam’s needle offers dark green foliage edged with a bright gold margin—a compact yucca that works well in smaller perennial borders and rock gardens. Expect white bell-shaped flowers on 3' stems midsummer. Height 2–3' Spacing 2'+ Zones 4–10 YUC-BRI $7.99 Tips of long, fleshy green leaves appear to be have been dipped in purple dye, accenting the green center of this mounding succulent. Height 4–6" Spacing 6"+ Zones 3–9 SEM-BLA $6.99 D. Sempervivum ‘Green Wheel’ Hen and chicks B. Sempervivum arachnoideum ‘Cobweb Buttons’ Tight, fleshy leaves form multiples of green rosettes. Sempervivae are ideal for use in hanging baskets, containers, and rock gardens. Height 4–6" Spacing 6" Zones 3–9 SEM-GRE $5.99 E. Sempervivum Hardy Species Mix Sempervivum ‘Saturn’ Displays a beautiful blend of green and reddish pink rings. Easy to grow; hardy. Mediumsized rosettes produce red flowers. Spreads slowly to form a dense mat. Best in well-draining, sandy, or gritty soil, otherwise subject to crown rot with winter moisture. Use in rock or wall gardens, on stony banks, and as groundcover. Excellent for strawberry jars and other containers. Height 3" Spacing 6–12" Zones 3–8 SEM-SAT $5.99 I. Echeveria ‘Metallica’ ‘Metallica’ has broad, metallicblue leaves with red edges. Excellent for rock gardens. Great mix of colors and it is easy to grow. Drought resistant. Orange blooms. Protect from frost. Height 4" Spacing 4"+ Zones 9–11 ECH-MET $8.99 Stonecrop Sedum ‘Jaws’ Stonecrop jaws is named for its distinctive serrate edged, pale, fleshy green foliage supposedly resembling the open jaws of a shark. Attention grabbing, but has not bitten anyone yet! Prefers a sunny open spot. Large heads of pink flowers change to deep red. Height 16–18" Spacing 12"+ Zones 3–10 SED-JAW $7.99 J. Sedum ‘Matrona’ Mexican hen and chicks G. Echeveria ‘Deranosa’ Has dense webbing of gray threads that weave over the tips of the pale-green rosettes of this popular Sempervivum. Use in rock gardens, on stony banks, and as a groundcover. Excellent for strawberry jars. Pink to crimson flowers bloom late spring to early summer. Height 3–4" Spacing 6–12" Zones 3–9 SEM-COBB $5.99 Sempervivum arachnoideum ‘Forest Frost’ Mixed colors. Ideal for rock gardens, pots, alpine beds, and other dry areas in the garden. Mixed colors of flowers bloom late spring to early summer. Height 6" Spacing 6–12" Zones 3–9 SEM-HAR $5.99 F. Sempervivum ‘Krebs 2’ An attractive, pale-green mounding rosette with purple flowers. Excellent for rock gardens. Great mix of colors and easy to grow. Drought resistant. Height 4–8' Spacing 4"+ Zones 9–11 ECH-DER $8.99 H. Echeveria ‘Lola’ ‘Lola’ is an attractive, compact, pinkish, rosette-shaped succulent. This drought-resistant beauty is easy to grow and excellent for rock gardens. Pink flowers. Protect from frost. Height 4" Spacing 4"+ Zones 9–11 Gray threads weave over the tips of the pale-green rosettes. Height 3–4" Spacing 6"+ Zones 3–9 SEM-FOR $5.99 This mounding succulent has gray-green rosettes that are highlighted by rosy-red centers. Height 4–6" Spacing 6"+ Zones 3–9 SEM-KRE $5.99 Light-pink flowers shine over rigid purple stems and graygreen foliage. A hybrid type from Ewald Hugin of Germany. Dies back down to the ground every year. Develops succulent, gray-green leaves with rosy edges on dark burgundy stems. This cultivar is a good forage plant for bees and butterflies. Height 18–24" Spacing 18" Zones 3–9 SED-MAT $5.99 ECH-LOL $8.99 52 www.santarosagardens.com · Toll Free: 1-866-681-0856 http://www.santarosagardens.com
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