SunSparkler® Sedum ‘Firecracker’ on 5-22-13
NEW, 6″ tall groundcover SunSparkler® Sedum with shiny cherry-red foliage from April thru November!
Plants form 6″ tall and 18″ wide mounds of colorful foliage which combines superbly with other drought-proof perennials.
Firecracker’s compact habit also allows for a multitude of uses including mixed container plantings on your deck, edging along walkways, and green roof gardens!
SunSparkler® Sedum ‘Firecracker’ pictured on 8-26-13
In mid to late August, these cherry-red clumps of shiny leaves are topped with large 4″ medium-pink flowerheads.
These flowers remain colorful for nearly 4 weeks!
Quart container of SunSparkler® Sedum ‘Firecracker’ pictured on 6-12-13
This NEW SunSparkler® Sedum ‘Firecracker’ was selected for its propensity to form numerous multiple branches from a single 128-cell plug with NO pinch or NO PGR’s applied.
Pictured here is a quart container which was planted with a single 128-cell plug on May 1, 2013. This picture was taken just 6 weeks later on June 12, 2013 and shows the numerous side branches that have appeared in this short time-frame.
All of these appeared without any use of a “pinch” or PGR’s.
NON-pinched quart pot of SunSparkler® Sedum ‘Firecracker’ pictured on 8-24-13
Here’s the same quart pot pictured on August 24, 2013.
You’ll notice how all of the side branches have expanded to create this colorful mound of cherry-red shiny foliage!
This ability to form many strong multi-branched stems in a single pot prevents the dreaded Sedum “summer-flop”!
Over 50+ buds on this 30-cell plug of SunSparkler® Sedum ‘Firecracker’ pictured on 10-17-13
This colorful NEW for 2014 SunSparkler® Sedum ‘Firecracker’ was also selected for its ability to numerous crowns in a single plug.
On average, we’ve counted over 50+ growth buds on 30-cell vernalized plugs as seen by this picture!
Growers are amazed when they see the tremendous quantities of dormant buds on both ‘Firecracker’ and ‘Lime Zinger’ SunSparkler® Sedums!
We feel all of these attributes make this NEW SunSparkler® Sedum ‘Firecracker’ a tremendous breeding breakthrough in the world of groundcover Sedums!