Sedum SunSparkler® 'Plum Dazzled'
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Sedum SunSparkler® 'Plum Dazzled': Moody Plum Foliage That Makes Brights Pop
'Plum Dazzled' starts spring grey-blue and polite, then darkens to plum so deep it's practically black, like it found a moody playlist. Then raspberry-pink flowers crash the party. DRAMA, BUT IN A GOOD WAY.
Plant Characteristics:
- Botanical Name: Sedum hybrid (also listed as Hylotelephium)
- Common Name: Stonecrop
- Series: SunSparkler®
- Height: 20–23 cm (8–9 in)
- Spread: 45 cm (18 in)
- Flowers: Large clusters of raspberry-pink, star-shaped flowers
- Bloom Time: Mid summer to early fall (July to September)
- Foliage: Emerges grey-blue in spring and darkens to deep plum-purple, close to black, by midsummer
- Plant Patent: USPP 30,348
Where to Plant: Use it to edge a sunny bed, fill a rock garden, cover a dry slope or trail over the rim of a container. It holds up well in hot spots near pavement. Its dark leaves make almost any bright colour pop beside them.
Companion Plants: Lavandula 'Ellagance Purple' forms a 30 to 36 cm mound of purple spikes from June to August, a natural match for this sedum's plum-toned leaves. Iris 'Immortality' stands at 65 to 76 cm with white flowers in June and often reblooms from August to October, right beside the pink sedum heads. For fine texture, add Panicum Prairie Winds® 'Cheyenne Sky', a 90 cm red switch grass that peaks from August to October. All three want full sun and well-drained soil.
Plant Care: Plant in full sun, in well-drained soil. Lean, sandy or gravelly soil keeps the foliage darkest and the plant compact. In heavy clay, add grit or raise the bed so the crown stays dry over winter. Full sun matters here: in shade, the leaves lose their deep colour. Water through the first season, then only in long dry spells. Trim old stems and spent flowers in early spring. Divide in spring if the clump opens up in the middle after a few years.
History: 'Plum Dazzled' was bred by Chris Hansen of Garden Solutions in Hudsonville, Michigan, from a 2008 cross between one of his own seedlings and the sedum 'Zenox', and he selected it in 2012. It joined the SunSparkler® Series, a group of low, colourful sedums Hansen picked out of thousands of seedlings in his West Michigan trials.
Final Thoughts: Pair it with silver or chartreuse and let it brood stylishly. Deer pass, bees adore it. DAZZLED, NOT FRAZZLED.
