Scientific Name:
Hylotelephium spectabile
'Herbstfreude'
Pronunciation:
hy-loh-te-LEE-fee-um speck-TAB-ih-lee
Common Name:
Autumn Joy sedum, hybrid stonecrop
Family Name:
Crassulaceae
Plant Type:
Flowering cut plant, Herbaceous perennial, Succulent or Cacti
Key ID Features:
Leaves large, thick fleshy lime green, oblong, crenate from middle to tip; inflorescence a corymb bearing many tiny pink florets; stems fleshy and upright.
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects, Bedding plant, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Floristry, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Small garden/space
Additional Info:
Google. Compare to S. telephium.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate, Spiraled
Texture/Venation:
Succulent
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Bluish, Green
Colour in Fall:
Green, Pink, Red
Shapes:
Elliptic
Apices:
Cuspidate
Bases:
Obtuse
Margins:
Dentate
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
- Level 4 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (AGB) Acer Griseum Bed
- (BUG) BUG garden : cvs. Herbstfreude
- (CGW) Community Garden West
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZN) GAZebo North
- (ONE) Overpass North side East