#mediterraneanpinks

[backyardbeehive]

The red flower stems of Chinese Mountain Stonecrop are what make it work so well with Rock Soapwort (AKA #mediterraneanpinks), despite its bright yellow flowers. Like many #succulents, you can propagate from root-y stems. I usually find them wedging their way between the boulders that form the edge of my dry river bed. After 8 years #inmygarden, I got my first volunteer #fromseed last summer. I let it overwinter and will be moving it now that’s it proven to be a survivor. (Ha ha, I sound like a crazy #beekeeper.) A slow spreading evergreen ground cover, I wonder how long it’ll take for it, no wider than my hand, to reach it’s full width of 2 feet. #coloradogardener #nowaterzone #xeriscapegarden #droughttolerant #xeric #evergreen #groundcover #sedum #inmygarden #Sedummiddendorfianum #morebeesplease

[backyardbeehive]

Rock Soapwort, usually covered in #bees so I’m wondering, “Could it be possible that there’s not one beehive within 3 miles of here?” Another neat-gardener chore maker, stay on top of deadheading #Saponariaocymoides or you’ll have soapwort everywhere. Volunteers transplant readily, though, so you can move them to where you want – they’re lovely spilling from pots – and you’ll have new full-size mounds in 2 years. If you’d like #seedsforastamp, leave a comment and I’ll collect some for you. #coloradogardener #nowaterzone #xeriscapegarden  #RockSoapwort #mediterraneanpinks #bombyliusmajor#morebeesplease