Growing Dragon's Blood Sedum Garden Seeds

Dragon's Blood sedum is generally easy to grow from seed and most often sown directly after final frost in a sunny spot at the southern end of the garden. For early spring blooming, start Dragon's Blood seeds indoors 6-8 weeks prior. Sedum seeds will take 14-28 days for germination. Press 5-7 Dragon's Blood seeds into soil without covering every 12" in average, medium moisture, and well-drained soil in full sun. Be sure to plant Dragon's Blood seeds at the southern end of any grow space because they only reach 4-6" tall and can be easily overshadowed. Dragon's Blood seeds grow heat and drought tolerant succulents and are known to thrive in poor, dry soils. Avoid overwatering, Dragon's Blood sedum does not do well in wet and poorly-drained soil. Monitor regularly for slugs and snails, but Dragon's Blood sedum has no serious pests or diseases. Dragon's Blood seeds mature at 112-119 days as thick 4-6" tall creeping succulents with wide 12" spread of ½" star-shaped cherry, rose, and lavender blooms.

Sedum spurium, or sedum, is native to the warm, arid regions of Europe and the Mediterranean and also commonly known around the gardening world as Stonecrop, Goldmoss Stonecrop, Goldmoss Sedum, Caucasian Stonecrop, Two-row Stonecrop, or Golden Carpet Stonecrop.