Stonecrop 'What a Doozie'

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3.5" Perennial
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Stonecrop 'What a Doozie'

Scott's Nursery Ltd.

$6.99
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Introduce a mesmerizing, tricolour mosaic of living art to your sun-baked landscape with this award-winning succulent sensation. Sedum spurium 'What a Doozie' forms a flawless, low-growing carpet of highly stable, creamy-white and emerald-green variegated leaves. Free from the risk of reverting to solid green, this creeping jewel shifts into overdrive as cool temperatures arrive, taking on an absolutely breathtaking, soft raspberry-pink blush. It creates a high-definition, glowing tapestry that transforms rock pockets, pathways, and retaining walls into a brilliant showcase of year-round texture.
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Plant Details

Mature Size:

2" - 5" H x 11" - 14" W

Zone:

5-9

Watering:

Low

Type:

Succulent Perennial Groundcover

Growth Rate:

Moderate - Fast

Light:

Full Sun

Plant Profile

Common Names:

What a Doozie Stonecrop, Two-Row Stonecrop, Creeping Stonecrop, and Variegated Caucasian Stonecrop

Scientific Name:

Sedum spurium 'What a Doozie'

Type:

Trailing Groundcover / Spiller / Rock Garden Accent

Growth Details:

Mature Size: 2" - 5" H x 11" - 14" W

Growth Habit: Creeping, spreading, and mat-forming.

Form: Low, dense, ground-hugging succulent cushions.

Growth Rate: Moderate to fast.

Flowering Time: Late summer through to mid-autumn (typically August to October).

Flower Colour: Clusters of tiny, star-shaped blush pink and creamy pink blossoms.

Environmental Needs:

Exposure: Full Sun.

Soil Preferences: Thrives in sandy, gravelly, gritty, or rocky soils with flawless internal drainage.

Soil Tolerance: Highly tolerant of infertile, low-nutrient, or lean soils, but completely intolerant of wet, heavy clay that holds stagnant water.

Watering: Provide light, minimal watering during its first season; highly drought-resistant and water-wise once the root system settles.

Container Role: Functions as an elite, cascading Spiller or dense, color-rich accent along the outer rims of mixed succulent patio containers.

Special Features:

Stable Variegation: Highly stable genetics specifically bred to reduce "shrink" and revert branches, ensuring dependable, year-round tricolor performance.

Drought & Heat Resistant: Rugged succulent roots and fleshy leaves handle sun-baked, rocky environments and intense summer heatwaves with zero wilting.

Rabbit Resistance: Highly unpalatable and ignored by foraging rabbits, keeping the low-growing canopy clean and undamaged.

Attracts: A vital late-season landing pad destination that swarms with butterflies, honeybees, and local pollinators.

Ornamental & Landscape Value

Seasonal Interest:

Bloom Information: Highly showy clusters of star-shaped, creamy-pink flowers that rise slightly above the variegated leaf canopy in late summer.

Interest: Wakes up early in spring with a brilliant display of green and white foliage. It holds its crisp variegation flawlessly all summer, before taking on an intense raspberry-pink blush as autumn temperatures drop. The dense succulent mat remains highly attractive and semi-evergreen through mild winters, providing immediate structure as soon as the snow melts.

Garden Value:

Ornamental Interest: Offers unmatched, multi-seasonal visual impact with tight geometric rosettes that maintain crisp variegation with a pink blush without ever reverting.

Landscaping Uses: Exceptional choice for dry rock gardens, stone wall crevices, tucking between stepping stones, green roofs, and low-maintenance walkway borders.

Wildlife & Human Value:

Wildlife Value: Supplies a crucial, late-season nectar refueling station for butterflies and native bee populations right before cold weather arrives.

Human Value: Eliminates the need for constant seasonal mulching or mowing on dry slopes, thrives effortlessly in difficult urban heat pockets, and offers spectacular, year-round structural curb appeal.

Planting & Care Guide

Planting Considerations:

Best Time To Plant: Plant out young plugs early in the spring or in the early autumn weeks to establish roots in cool conditions.

Spacing: Space individual plugs 13" to 16" apart to allow the compact crowns to fuse cleanly into a solid, weed-blocking mat.

Location Tips: Select elevated areas, slopes, or gravel margins where gravity ensures water drains quickly away from the crown; avoid low spots.

Companion Plants: Pairs magnificently with low-growing blue Festuca glauca, dark-leaved SunSparkler Sedums, or fine-textured Sempervivum varieties.

Care:

Light Requirements: Demands full sun exposure; requires at least 6 hours of direct daily sunlight to keep the variegation crisp and maintain a tight, compact mat.

Moisture Requirements: Requires sharp, rapid internal drainage; allow the soil to turn bone-dry regularly between waterings.

Maintenance: Refreshingly low-maintenance; zero deadheading required as the fading autumn flower clusters age gracefully into the winter backdrop.

Fertilization: Avoid rich plant foods; apply a very light application of balanced, slow-release fertilizer once in early spring to prevent soft, leggy growth.

Tolerances:

Tolerates severe drought, rocky or poor soils, intense summer heat, high humidity, road salt spray, and rabbit foraging.

Tips For Success:

Flawless Drainage is Key: Avoid placing in heavy, non-draining soils; standing winter water is the single most common cause of succulent crown rot.

Do Not Over-Water: Treat this plant with a "forget-it" care mentality once established; it thrives beautifully on neglect and natural rainfall.

Container Care: If growing in patio containers, ensure the pot has drainage holes and use a gritty, sharply draining succulent potting mix.