Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerates some light shade. Also tolerates drought and heat. Thrives in sandy to gravelly soils of moderate to low fertility. Needs good soil drainage to perform well. Plants will naturalize to form an excellent ground cover. Plants should be sited in protected locations in colder zones Noteworthy Characteristics Sedum lineare is a mat-forming evergreen stonecrop that is native to eastern Asia. It typically grows to 4-6" tall but spreads by erect to decumbent stems to 12" or more wide. Narrow, linear to linear-lanceolate leaves (to 1 1/4" long) are light green.
