Penthorum sedoides (ditch stonecrop) white blooms

Penthorum sedoides (ditch stonecrop) red blooms and fall foliage

Penthorum sedoides | ditch stonecrop

This plant will not be available in 2026, however, propagation is planned/underway. Please sign up for the waitlist below to receive updates on availability in future years.

Ditch stonecrop (Penthorum sedoides) is a native perennial that can be in floodplains, bottom forests, swamps, marshes, muddy shores, prairie swales, and ditches along roadsides across much of the eastern half of the United States.

Flowers resemble those of stonecrop, but this wildflower does not have the succulent leaves typical of plants in the Sedum genus. White flowers are not particularly showy in spring and summer, but the seed capsules do take on beautiful pink and red tones in fall (see images 2-4).

This plant is not commonly encountered in gardens or nurseries, but we think it makes a nice addition to the moist or boggy native plant garden. Fall color is wonderful.

Zone: 5 to 8
Family: Penthoraceae
Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Height: 6 to 30 in.
Spread: 12 to 18 in.
Exposure: full sun to part shade
Conditions: moist, boggy
Bloom Time: May to July
Native Range: eastern North America