There are hundreds of Hylotelephium cultivars and hybrids to pick from. Standing for months, their faded flowers and seed heads provide a colorful display in late fall and winter, even under snow caps. They look particularly attractive with Asters, Solidago (Ornamental Golden rods), Boltonias and Ornamental Grasses. Undemanding, not aggressive, with fleshy, drought resistant foliage and lovely domed flowerheads packed with a profusion of tiny starry flowers, opening to white, pink or red blossoms in late summer or early fall, they are a popular attraction to butterflies. Members of the genus Hylotelephium, border sedums are essential beauties for the late season garden and deserve a spot in gravel gardens. Low maintenance, this Sedum forgives neglect!.Drought and heat tolerant once established, it is disease resistant!.Flowers are attractive to bees, hummingbirds and butterflies and excellent as cut flowers.Tolerates very light shade and poor soils. Best grown in full sun, in average, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils.Effective when planted en masse or in groups. Provides color and contrast to beds, borders or rock garden at a time when most plants have stopped blooming.Both foliage and dead inflorescences will remain attractive through winter, providing some additional interest.Gradually, these densely clustered buds will reveal tiny, star-like pink flowers in early fall. wide (45 cm) clump of thick, fleshy foliage topped with flower buds resembling broccoli. This deciduous perennial forms a 14-18 in.'Autumn Charm' is very stable and keeps its handsome variegated foliage. The attractive foliage is topped in late summer with showy creamy buds, which open to light pink flowers in early fall, before being followed by russet red seed heads. **NOTE ON SHIPPING: At shipping time, some soil may be removed if needed and we will trim down the plant if it is too tall at this time as well.A lovely variegated sport of Sedum 'Autumn Joy', 'Autumn Charm' produces gray-green leaves with soft yellow, serrated edges fading to creamy-white. SUN REQUIREMENTS: Full sun to mostly sunny Grade 1 Bare Root Characteristics Height: 18.0 Inches Spread: 18.0-24.0 Inches Hardiness Zones: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 Flower Color: Pink shades Foliage Color: Green shades Sunlight: Full Sun (> 6 hrs. Pinch back once during early summer if height control is desired. Cut back in early spring, as new growth will come from the ground, first appearing as little nuggets pushing up through the soil. No need to deadhead during the growing season. The fleshy stems and leaves appear in the late spring and begin to form flower buds which have a pink cast to them. Just be sure to use an unglazed pot to help allow for evaporation.Ĭan be divided in spring. Partial Sun to Full Sun (At Least 5 Hours of Direct Sunlight) Mature Height 18 - 24 Inches Mature Spread 18 - 24 Inches Growing Zones 3 - 8 Autumn Joy Sedum is one of the hardest working perennials in the summer and fall garden. They're easy to care for so they are great landscaping for the busy homeowner or they can be grown on the patio in containers. They can be grown in containers or on rocky slopes. Sedum prefer full sun and average to poor well-drained soil. This plant attracts so many butterflies and pollinators, it's crazy. Star-shaped flowers are usually in clusters or sprays that often change color throughout their bloom time. A reliable, hardy and easy-to-grow perennial. They are available in a wide range of shapes and sizes - upright and ground-covers. Sedum are grown for their distinctive fleshy foliage. Sedums provide color and interest to your garden from the spring through the first snow of winter. They are a reliable, hardy and easy-to-grow perennial. Let dried flower heads remain for nice winter interest. Stonecrop Sedum Autumn Fire offers all the usefulness and wide appeal of the classic Sedum Autumn Joy but more intensely brick red in the fall, with larger heads and longer blooming. Over time they will grow to look like the Autumn Fire Sedum's pictured above reaching heights of 24" tall.
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