Sedums Almost Blooming

I sure hope that I'll get to see most of these in bloom. I THINK I will because the flowers last a pretty long time. I'll be gone two weeks.

But right now, exactly none of these is beyond the bud stage. I'll show you anyway. Most of these have purple leaves because that's what's up to bloom next.

Here is the brand new one, 'Jade Tuffet.' It seems to be very happy and has gotten taller and even spread out a bit since I took it out of it's little cramped container 11 days ago.

The lovely 'Cherry Tart' that stays a consistent red-purple. Maybe, just maybe, I can see that the clump is getting a little bigger, too.

This is the mystery sedum from friend Betty. I am now pretty sure it's 'Vera Jameson.' I used to have one of these, but it disappeared. This one from Betty is now big enough, and almost blooming, to give me more to base an ID upon.

'Dream Dazzler' was the first of the Sunsparkler Sedums I ever got. The leaves start out with pink edges, but are mostly purple by this time of year. This is one of the small clumps I've divided off the original plant. Looks like it's going to bloom this year.

Here is 'Coraljade.' This is so different from most of the others. I love the concentric shapes of the flower heads. The leaves defy color description. They are sort of coppery green/brown/gray. It's a hybrid, and a quick search isn't revealing what it's crossed with besides Sedum. However, I just learned there is one called 'Lemonjade' that has yellow flowers. Since most of the fall-blooming ones are pink, that will probably need to go on my list!

Back to ones with purple leaves, here are two of my favorite plant purchases from last year. This is 'Wildfire.'

And another winner, 'Firecracker.' This only has a couple of buds yet, so this one for sure should still be blooming when I get home.

The lovely dark-leaved 'Dazzleberry.'

And the last one that has buds- one of the ones I ordered this spring- 'Oriental Dancer.' It is more than twice as tall as when purchased, and it going to seriously bloom. I'm impressed.

It's hard to believe I have all these different ones! I love it. Some of the patches are getting large enough they actually show up in longer views of the garden.

Update on the Bigbract Verbena I dug up yesterday. It is acting like the true weed it is and hasn't missed a beat after being manhandled out of the ground and having its bare root dumped in a new hole. Perky and happy as the proverbial clam.

I have worked hard today. Laundry, almost all the mowing- will go out and finish after I post this. Some computer and minor garden stuff. Piled all the vendor stuff on the porch because I'm riding north tomorrow with Jean and we have to pack it in her van. We leave about noon tomorrow. Have a small pile of things to do in the morning.

See Blooming Sept 1, 2024