Sedum middendorfianum

syn. Phedimus middendorffianus

Chinese Mountain Stonecrop is one of the best semi-evergreen ground covers for the full sun garden. Delicate leaves emerge burgundy in spring before changing to a lovely shade of green in summer. Star-shaped yellow flowers smother the plant from early to mid-summer. In fall, the foliage again changes color to a bright red. Seed heads dry to a deep maroon color and remain standing all winter (if not crushed by snow).

Native from East Siberia to North China.

Family: Crassulaceae

Type: Herbaceous Perennial

Zones: 4 to 8

Height: 4-6 in.

Spread: 12-18 in.

Soil Conditions: dry, well-drained, rock garden

Bloom Time: June to July

Native Range: China, Japan, Korea, and Russia

Image Credits:

• Image 1 (blooms) Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
• Image 2 (natural habitat) yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons