stonecrop
Drought-tolerant ground cover
Stonecrop is any of various succulent plants in the genus Sedum, typically found growing on rocks, walls, and dry ground.
The plants have thick fleshy leaves that store water, allowing them to thrive in harsh conditions where little else grows: Yellow stonecrop covered the old stone wall.
The name reflects their habit of cropping up on stones.
Succulent groundcover genus
- fleshyThick with soft tissue
- rosettesCircular ornamental clusters
- drought-tolerantAble to withstand aridity
- jadeCarved ornamental mineral
Able to recover quickly
- drought-tolerantAble to withstand aridity
- frost-resistantUnharmed by freezing
- cold-tolerantWithstands freezing conditions
- toughDurable and strong
adaptable · low-maintenance · tenacious · robust · perennial · evergreen · sun-loving · vigorous
Growing in dense sheets
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
- low-growingRemaining near ground level
- spreadingExtending over space
- carpetingInstalled floor textile
ground-hugging · cascading · clumping · dense · ornamental
Large weathered stone
- outcropSurfacing native stone
- cliffVertical rock wall
- cragSteep rugged outcrop
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
granite · scree · crevice · ledge · alpine · montane · exposed · gravelly
Act of spreading widely
- cuttingsSnipped portions for growing
- divisionSplitting into parts
- transplantingMoving living growth elsewhere
- well-drainedAllows water through
container · potting · nursery · cultivar · xeriscaping · pollinator-friendly · flowering · star-shaped
sedum
Succulent groundcover genus
- fleshyThick with soft tissue
- rosettesCircular ornamental clusters
- drought-tolerantAble to withstand aridity
resilient
Able to recover quickly
- drought-tolerantAble to withstand aridity
- frost-resistantUnharmed by freezing
- cold-tolerantWithstands freezing conditions
tough · adaptable · low-maintenance · tenacious · robust · perennial · evergreen · sun-loving · vigorous · persistent
mat-forming
Growing in dense sheets
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
- low-growingRemaining near ground level
- spreadingExtending over space
carpeting · ground-hugging · cascading · clumping · dense · ornamental
boulder
Large weathered stone
limestone · granite · scree · crevice · ledge · alpine · montane · exposed · gravelly · rubble
propagation
Act of spreading widely
- cuttingsSnipped portions for growing
- divisionSplitting into parts
- transplantingMoving living growth elsewhere
well-drained · container · potting · nursery · cultivar · xeriscaping · pollinator-friendly · flowering · star-shaped · pink
- hardy plantssedum, hellebore, juniper, daylily, snowdrops
- alpine plantsedelweiss, gentian, saxifrage, primrose, rosettes
- drought-tolerant plantscacti, agave, aloe, aloe vera, xerophytes
- fall flowersaster, asters, chrysanthemum, chrysanthemums, dahlia
- ground coversbugleweed, creeping phlox, ground ivy, ice plant, pachysandra
- rock gardensrock garden, rockeries, rockery, alpine garden, rocks
stonecropwater lily
Aquatic flowering plant
lotus · water hyacinth · cattail · watercress · papyrus