Scientific Name: Hylotelephium telephium (incl. hybrid cvs.)
Common Name: autumn stonecrop, sedum
Family Name: Crassulaceae
Origin: Central / west Asia, Europe, Garden origin
Hardiness Zone: Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial, Succulent or Cacti
Mature Size: 0.2 - 0.4m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width)
Habit: Spreading, Upright
Form: Vase
Texture: Medium - coarse
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
Exposure: Full sun
Soil or Media: Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Opposite, Succulent, Lustrous, Obovate, Crenate, Dentate
Flowers: Cyme, Pink, Sep-Oct
Fruit: Aggregate fruit, Follicle, Brown, Jan-Nov-Dec
Key ID Features:
Relatively large "sedums"; leaves typically opposite, sessile, succulent, margin usually toothed.