Scientific Name:
Hylotelephium telephium
(incl. hybrid cvs.)
Pronunciation:
hy-loh-te-LEE-fee-um tuh-LEFF-ee-um
Common Name:
autumn stonecrop, sedum
Family Name:
Crassulaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial, Succulent or Cacti
Key ID Features:
Relatively large "sedums"; leaves typically opposite, sessile, succulent, margin usually toothed.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Central / west Asia, Europe, Garden origin (Hybrid cultivars may involve H. spectabile.)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Attract beneficial insects, Container planting, Dried flower or fruit, Fall interest, Green roof technology, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Small garden/space
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include
H. 'Back in Black' (tight forming upright mounds with dark greyed-purple glaucous foliage),
H. 'Beka' (Autumn Delight - leaves bright greenish-yellow with slightly darker margin; flowers pink.), H. 'Herbstfreude' (Autumn Joy - see separate entry - leaves large, thick fleshy lime green, oblong, crenate from middle to tip),
H. 'Lajos' (Autumn Charm - variegated with yellowish margins),
H. 'Hab Gray' (varying shades of green-grey to purplish),
H. 'Lynda Windsor',
H. 'Matrona' (larger leaves are green with irregular to dentate, pink-tinged margins, arranged opposite on a purplish-red stem),
H. 'Postman's Pride' (very dark),
H. 'Touchdown Teak'. and
H. 'Vera Jameson' (hybrid with reddish-purple tinged leaves).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Succulent
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Green-yellow
Shapes:
Obovate
Apices:
Obtuse
Bases:
Decurrent, Truncate
Margins:
Crenate, Dentate
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous, Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Pink
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Sep, Oct
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Follicle
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jan, Nov, Dec
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Fibrous-like roots, Succulent leaves, Succulent stems
Propagation:
Division - above ground parts
Pest Susceptibility:
Mealybugs, Scale insects, Slugs or snails (Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (AGB) Acer Griseum Bed : cv. Matrona
- (BUG) BUG garden : cvs. Matrona, Touchdown Teak
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZE) GAZebo East : cv. Lajos (Autumn Charm)
- (GAZS) GAZebo South : cv. Beka (Autumn Delight)
- (GRB) GRass Bed : cvs. Back in Black, Postman's Pride, Vera Jameson
- (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa : cv. Postman's Pride
- (PDW) PonD West : cv. Beka (Autumn Delight)