Plant Profile: Sedum rupestre 'Angelina'

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  • Photo of Sedum rupestre 'Angelina' (Sedum rupestre 'Angelina's)

Phonetic Spelling:SEE-dum rue-PES-tree

Genus:Sedum

Species:rupestre

Family:Crassulaceae

Stonecrop 'Angelina' is a variety celebrated for its vibrant, spiky yellow foliage, which transforms into a beautiful red-orange hue during the autumn months. This plant thrives in full sunlight and serves as an excellent groundcover, ideal for rock gardens, cascading over stone walls, or in hanging baskets. It is most visually appealing when planted in small clusters or used as a border along walkways or patios. Notably, 'Angelina' is resilient against deer and rabbits, and it can withstand drought, air pollution, and dry, rocky soil conditions.

In terms of pests and diseases, this plant does not encounter any major issues.

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina' Feature Summary

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#drought tolerant
#colorful leaves
#low maintenance
#chartreuse
#rabbit resistant
#air pollution tolerant
#cascading
#deer resistant
#naturalizes
#border front
#rocky soils tolerant
#rock walls
#dry soils tolerant
#fall color red
#fall color orange
#guilford crevice garden

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Sedum rupestre 'Angelina' Feature Summary

Attributes
Flowers
Yellow flowers from June through August
Gold/Yellow
Leaves
Tiny chartreuse yellow-green leaves 3/4" long with light brown tips. With cool weather leaves turn red-orange.
Green
Gold/Yellow
Brown/Copper
Orange
Red/Burgundy
< 1 inch
Whole Plant Traits
Perennial
Ground Cover
Succulent
Spreading
Cascading
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
12 inches-3 feet
Less than 12 inches
Shallow Rocky
Landscape
Drought Tolerant Garden
Rock Garden
Children's Garden
Fairy Garden
Mass Planting
Drought
Deer
Pollution
Rabbits
Dry Soil
Poor Soil
Naturalized Area
Small Space
Rock Wall

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina' Attributes

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Country Or Region Of Origin

Europe, Turkey

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina' Flowers

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Flower Description

Yellow flowers from June through August

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Flower Color

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Gold/Yellow

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina' Leaves

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Leaf Description

Tiny chartreuse yellow-green leaves 3/4" long with light brown tips. With cool weather leaves turn red-orange.

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Leaf Color

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Brown/Copper
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Gold/Yellow
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Green

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Deciduous Leaf Fall Color

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Orange
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Red/Burgundy

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Leaf Type

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Hairs Present

No
Yes

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Leaf Length

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Leaf Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long-lasting
Showy

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina' Whole Plant Traits

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Growth Rate

Slow
Medium
Rapid

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Maintenance

Low
Medium
High

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Texture

Fine
Medium
Coarse

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina' Cultural Conditions

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Available Space To Plant

12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
5a
thermostat
5b
thermostat
6a
thermostat
6b
thermostat
7a
thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
8b

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Soil Texture

Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina' Stem

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina' Landscape

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Landscape Theme

Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Design Feature

Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Resistance To Challenges

Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina': Landscape Location

Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland