Two of these I can positively ID. The other one, maybe not.
The first one was given to me by Betsy. I have two clumps of it now, and it will get about twice this tall before it blooms. This is a Sedum hybrid 'Thundercloud.' I had not noticed before this year that at this stage, the leaves have red edges. Classy! This stays compact and grows where I want it to. Excellent rock garden plant. It is flanked on the left by Sempervivum 'Red Heart,' which stays pretty consistently deep red. Of course, in the picture I see that I missed pulling a stalk of grass there. Sigh.
Next up is one I bought in 2023. It spreads slowly, but it's really wonderful. I bought a second one this year, but it's straggly yet, so I'll just show you this one. This is Sedum takisimense 'Atlantis.' I put it on the blog fairly often, but it has a lot of seasonal differences, so there's always something to see. It's just starting to bloom. You can see one yellow flower head opening.
So you can see how much it has filled in, here it is when I bought it two years ago. There are many sedums that spread faster, but this is worth waiting for.
Finally for today, here is the one I'm not sure of. I was thinking it was a Sedum hispanicum. I have 'Blue Carpet' and 'Pinkie.' But here's the deal. They drop balls and spread all over the place. That's fine. They fill in cracks between rocks. Both were just finishing blooming when I got home, so they aren't looking their best right now. And this is pre-bloom, also making me think it isn't one of those, in addition to the lighter green color. The others are blueish and blueish-pink.
The other choice for this is Sedum pallidum, sometimes called 'Turkish Sedum.' I also got that one from Betsy. My records say this is nowhere near where I planted it. However, these small carpet-type sedums just move themselves around very easily. At any rate, it's looking quite wonderful filling in the space between these two rocks.
I got back on track today and worked diligently on a number of my projects including editing. More rock garden weeding. It's beginning to look better. I'm enjoying time alone.
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