The sedums I would grab and run with - have seen both in friends gardens, nice look, easy as all sedums. On the Coreopsis - Sweet Dream planted late last year (mark down!) did very well this spring, but was fairly protected where I put it. 'Lagreb' - Zagreb? I think it's fairly hardy, I would def. try it.

All sedums IMO are low maintenance. I wouldn't be without them; they're so easy to propagate and the bees adore them. I leave them up all winter and cut them back in the spring. They're very interesting to me, seeing the browned flowers sticking out above the snow. The more neglected they are, the better. I have a small bed in front of my shed, with sedums & daylilies, which is relatively dry, and everything thrives there. I too would grab them on sale, especially if I had none or few. To propagate, just cut off a stem (or stems) and stick it in the ground. They're probably the only plant I can successfully propagate! The only coreopsis I have is Moonbeam (besides the tickseed), and it's survived a few transplantings & divisions and is low maintenance as well, although it does need some shearing back to get nice reblooms.

I can't speak for the coreopsis or the Matrona variety of sedum, but I'm very pleased with Autumn Fire sedum. In fact, there aren't many sedums I don't care for - Neon being the exception as it's just the wrong color pink for my gardens. I have Strawberries & Cream, Autumn Fire, Autumn Joy, Jaws, and some from Home Depot just called Stonecrop - no variety given on the tag. All of them are just doing their thing, are beautifully upright and probably the most maintenance free perennials I have. Must have dropped some leaves when planting the S & C as I've got a few volunteers coming up. Even if they didn't bloom, I'd still like the foliage on sedums. Really teriffic plants!

I've tried a couple of times, but I cannot get coreopsis to survive a winter. Had the same bad luck with Becky shastas.

Thanks for your input. I have Autumn Joy and love it. How is Autumn Fire different? Tracey, is it really that easy to propagate? No rooting except in the ground? I, too have Moonbeam, and it has survived every possible condition. I even have it on the beach in almost pure sand, hot sun and little water. Just thought maybe I should try some other varieties!

I've personally never had any luck with coreopsis sweet dreams & I've tried several times, protected areas etc. Sedums are great, I have Matrona & really like it. Don't have Autumn Fire, I understand that it is an improved version of Joy, I think less flopping. Tracey is right, just cut off a stem & stick it in the ground. If you do it in the dead of summer you'll have to water it some. This spring I found some solid green stems on my frosty morn & I've read to keep those cut off. I cut them off & just stuck them in the ground elsewhere. I didn't water or anything, didn't care whether they lived or not. Despite a very hot, dry summer they did live and are now blooming quite well.

I have sedum Autumn Fire as well as Autumn Joy. The Autumn Fire blooms are a darker, more intense color. They seem to be about the same size to me but they aren't close to each other and I haven't measured them. I like it. Coreopis Sweet Dreams didn't survive the winter for me.

Love the sedums, never any pest or disease problems.I've had Zagreb for years. It tolerates most anything.

Can only speak for the coreopsis. Zagreb does well for me, but Sweet Dreams doesn't survive in my garden. I would get them all, especially at this sale price, and see how they do for you. The sedums really are that simple to propagate...just cut and stick in the ground. Water it in and you're set. Probably would be better to wait til spring to do this, though. At least it works well for me with Autumn Joy. I also have Brilliance, which I love, too.

Ugh; Frosty Morn. Mine was beautiful, but the following year, it turned all green! 100%! And the year after, I had a small portion that came up variegated. Strange, but I just leave it alone and live with it. And yes, it is that easy to propagate. I only had a few sedums, mostly Autumn Joy & Brilliance, and from propagation, I now have lots of sedum scattered all around the garden. They all have different scenarios; from neglected and dry (full sun) to daily waterings in full sun and part sun. This time of year is my favorite for them; they're covered with bumblebees, carpenter bees, honey bees, skipper butterflies, yellowjackets, bald faced hornets (I hope this doesn't turn anyone off!!!)...

Is Stonecrop just another variety of Sedum? I bought one at Lowes this past week-end, it is the varigated one and it just said "varigated stonecrop" on the label, it looks like Sedum to me but am wondering if it will be as easy to propagate as the other Sedums such as Autum Joy which I am over run with.

"Stonecrop" is a common name for sedum. That means it is an unnamed variegated sedum. It will be as easy to propagate as other sedums.