Spoon-leaved stonecrop ‘Cape Blanco’ (Sedum spathulifolium ‘Cape Blanco’)
Spoon-leaved stonecrop ‘Cape Blanco’ (Sedum spathulifolium ‘Cape Blanco’) is a bedding plant that can grow up to 10cm tall and 10cm – 50cm wide. In this growing guide we’ll learn the cultivation details and how to plant Spoon-leaved stonecrop ‘Cape Blanco’ (Sedum spathulifolium ‘Cape Blanco’).
This plant is commonly known as spoon-leaved stonecrop ‘Cape Blanco’.
This is a evergreen plant that takes 2-5 years to reach full maturity.
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Plant profile
Common name: spoon-leaved stonecrop ‘Cape Blanco’
Scientific name: Sedum spathulifolium ‘Cape Blanco’
Plant type: Bedding
Habit: Mat forming
Height: Up to 10cm
Spread: 10cm – 50cm
Foliage: Evergreen
Sunlight: Full Sun
Soil: Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Moisture: Moist but well drained, Well drained
Garden type: City & Courtyard Gardens, Coastal, Informal Garden, Patio & Container Garden, Rock & Gravel Garden, Wildlife Gardens
Planting type: Flower borders and bedding, Hedging & Screens
Other characteristics: RHS Award of Garden Merit
Seasonal colors
| Season | Stem | Foliage | Flower | Fruit |
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| Spring | ||||
| Summer | ||||
| Autumn | ||||
| Winter |
How to plant Spoon-leaved stonecrop ‘Cape Blanco’ (Sedum spathulifolium ‘Cape Blanco’) – Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bedding plants are ideal for formal or informal flower beds, but also for growing in pots and containers of all kinds. They are important plants for their rapid growth, instant color and relatively low cost.
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How to plant
In this section we will learn how to plant Spoon-leaved stonecrop ‘Cape Blanco’ (Sedum spathulifolium ‘Cape Blanco’), know its needs in terms of soil, watering and sun exposure.
Soil
Spoon-leaved stonecrop ‘Cape Blanco’ (Sedum spathulifolium ‘Cape Blanco’) is a plant that adapts to all types of soils, chalk, clay, loam or sand.
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The chalky soil is pale and contains chunks of calcium-rich rock. It is a fertile and well-draining soil, almost always alkaline.
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Clay soil is composed of more than 25 percent clay particles. These particles have a high moisture holding capacity and the soil is heavy to dig and can be waterlogged in winter (dry in summer).
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The loam soil is dark, rich in organic matter but balanced in minerals. It offers the best of all worlds, retaining enough water for the plants, but allowing excess moisture to drain away. This is the most desired type of garden soil, perfect for most plants.
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Sandy soil is light, porous and very easy to drain. It is a soil poor in organic matter and nutrients. It is composed of relatively large mineral particles that allow water to drain quickly.
It is not very sensitive to soil acidity or alkalinity and grows well in soils with pH acid, alkaline or neutral.
Regarding drainage, Sedum spathulifolium ‘Cape Blanco’ likes to grow in moist but well drained or well drained soils.
Sunlight
Spoon-leaved stonecrop ‘Cape Blanco’ (Sedum spathulifolium ‘Cape Blanco’) should be grown in full sun places.
Cultivation profiles – Growing Spoon-leaved stonecrop ‘Cape Blanco’ (Sedum spathulifolium ‘Cape Blanco’) – Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
