Scientific Name: Hylotelephium cauticola (incl. hybrid cvs.)
Common Name: cliff stonecrop, sedum
Family Name: Crassulaceae
Origin: Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Zone: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Plant Type: Ground cover, Succulent or Cacti
Mature Size: 0.1 - 0.2m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width)
Habit: Horizontal, Spreading
Form: Creeping / Mat-like
Texture: Medium - fine
Landscape Uses: Perennial border, Rock garden
Exposure: Full sun
Soil or Media: Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Alternate, Succulent, Glabrous, Oblong, Ovate, Entire
Flowers: Cyme, Purple, Pink, Aug-Sep
Fruit: Aggregate fruit, Follicle, Brown, Sep-Oct
Key ID Features:
Stems dark red, up to 15cm tall; leaves evergreen, opposite, most obovate, 1-2cm long x 0.1-1.5cm wide, thickened, bluish to purplish, margin nearly entire or with 5-7 small rounded teeth; flowers pink-red-purple, up to 25cm above ground.