A funny thing happened on the way to May... I have what looks to be a million tiny yellow flowers. It happens every year for about 4 to 6 weeks but no one talks about it some even look away. In fact, Lemon Coral sedum was the 2019 Proven Winners Annual of the Year, yet I don’t remember flowers being mentioned. While I am at it, I will add, I have never had one die either. The truth, or caveat to that, is that I have lived my whole horticultural life in zones 7b-10. In other words, it’s a fairly mild to warm climates.
When it comes to Lemon Coral, we all love the soft succulent, needle-like foliage so much that we almost confess apologetically and tell our friends and neighbors: “Oh, that is the sedum blooming.” Proven Winners now say if you are lucky, you may get some blooms. How about this, instead? Every year ‘The Garden Guy’ gets a million yellow blooms, and I am not the only one. We aren’t embarrassed. Let’s Celebrate It. I can even see some town having a Lemon Coral Flower Festival.
Look at it from another perspective: We partner that luxurious chartreuse foliage with our favorite colors of Supertunia petunias, Superbena verbenas or Superbells calibrachoas and we love it, but then in April and May, it gives way to an explosion of yellow flowers, welcoming spring and creating stunning combinations.
