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Broadleaf Stonecrop
Sedum spathulifolium
Also called pacific stonecrop, spoon-leaved stonecrop and spatula-leaf stonecrop
Broadleaf Stonecrop blooms from April through June.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Broadleaf Stonecrop
Plant it in full sun. It prefers low water. It is hardy in USDA zones 5–9. Expect it to reach about 4 in tall and 16 in wide at maturity, in roughly 2 years (a house reading).
Is Broadleaf Stonecrop toxic to dogs or cats?
- Listed as toxic to dogs and cats by University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Lists differ and none is complete. If a pet eats a plant and seems unwell, call a veterinarian or a pet poison helpline.
What was checked
Nine facts were checked against named botanical sources, each recorded beside the sources that carried it: mature height and spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, the trait tags, and years to mature size, which rests on a recorded house rule where no publisher states one and is marked so. Soil, diseases, pests, toxicity and the plant's own names have not yet been read for this plant, and its trait tags are the ones a feature uses rather than every word a page prints. Each fact above carries its own mark. The planting, spacing and size sections are derived from these checked facts by a fixed rule, not checked separately, and the plant type is the library's own classification.
When to plant Broadleaf Stonecrop
Plant Broadleaf Stonecrop in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. In zone 7, the middle of its hardy zones 5 to 9, spring means March to May and fall means September or October. Once settled, it blooms from April to June.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 7, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 7 in March. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does Broadleaf Stonecrop get?
4 intall5 ft 7 inan adult16 inwideSee Broadleaf Stonecrop in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant Broadleaf Stonecrop
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Broadleaf Stonecrop about 16 in apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Broadleaf Stonecrop to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
Where these facts come from
Broadleaf Stonecrop's height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and trait tags were checked against 9 published sources on October 25, 2026. Each one is linked below with every fact it carried, which can include a fact this page still marks as not yet checked, because a source carrying a value is not the same as the value being held to the standard. Facts not in that list, and the planting, spacing and size sections, are not covered by these sources.
- calfloranursery.comCalifornia Flora Nurseryheight, spread, sun, water, bloom months and color and trait tags
- naturaledge.watersheds.caWatersheds Canada, Natural Edgeheight, spread, sun, water, bloom months and color and trait tags
- sevenoaksnativenursery.comSevenoaks Native Nurseryheight, spread, hardiness zones, water, bloom months and color and trait tags
- Missouri Botanical Gardenheight, spread, sun, bloom months and color and trait tags
- watershednursery.comThe Watershed Nursery Cooperativeheight, spread, water, bloom months and color and trait tags
- wnps.orgWashington Native Plant Societyheight, water, bloom months and color and trait tags
- RHSRoyal Horticultural Societyheight, sun and bloom months and color
- burkeherbarium.orgUniversity of Washington, Burke Herbariumheight and bloom months and color
- NC State Extensionsun
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
Where it grows wild
Native to 3 states and 1 province
United States: California, Oregon, Washington
Canada: British Columbia
Recorded growing wild in 65 counties.
Range data from the World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 4.0, adapted) and USDA PLANTS. How the native range is credited.
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