Growing Voodoo Sedum Garden Seeds
- Taxonomy: Sedum spurium
- Seed Type: Perennial
- Sow Indoors or Outdoors: Voodoo 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 Voodoo seeds indoors 6 – 8 weeks prior. Voodoo sedum seeds will take 14 – 28 days for germination.
- Days to Maturity: 112 – 119 days
- Hardiness Zone: 4 – 9
- Planting Depth: Press 5 – 7 seeds into soil without covering
- Plant Spacing: 12 - 18"
- Growth Habit: 4” tall creeping succulent with 12 – 18” spread and ½” star-shaped blooms
- Soil Preference: Average, medium moisture, well-drained
- Light Preference: Full sun
- Diseases/Pests/Troubleshooting: Heat and drought tolerant succulents, Voodoo sedum is known to thrive in poor, dry soils. Avoid overwatering, Voodoo sedum does not do well in wet and poorly-drained soil. Be sure to plant Voodoo seeds at the southern end of any grow space because sedum only reaches 4” tall and can be easily overshadowed. Monitor regularly for slugs and snails, but no serious pests or diseases.
- Color: Cherry rose succulent petals with deep red blooms
Voodoo 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 Voodoo seeds indoors 6 – 8 weeks prior. Sedum seeds will take 14 – 28 days for germination. Press 5 – 7 Voodoo seeds into soil without covering every 12” in average, dry, medium moist, and well-drained soil in full sun. Be sure to plant Voodoo seeds at the southern end of any grow space because they only reach 4” tall and can be easily overshadowed. Voodoo seeds grow heat and drought tolerant succulents and are known to thrive in poor, dry soils. Avoid overwatering, Voodoo sedum does not do well in wet and poorly-drained soil. Monitor regularly for slugs and snails, but Voodoo sedum has no serious pests or diseases. Voodoo seeds mature at 112 – 119 days days as thick 4” tall creeping succulents with a wide 12 – 18” spread of ½” star-shaped cherry rose succulent petals with deep red blooms. 1000 Seeds.
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.