![]() ![]() It provides interest in the garden year-round. The hues of this flower are subtle and beautiful. It can thrive in a variety of different environments. ![]() Here are some of its best qualities: It requires little care. A drought-tolerant, low-maintenance plant, Sedum Autumn Joy benefits, like all sedums of its type, from being cut back by one-third in May (‘the Chelsea Chop’) and division every three years, to prevent flopping. Sedum 'Autumn Joy' is the scientific name for the silvery perennial known colloquially as Live Forever. Leave the seed-heads on the plant for winter structure, and cut them back as new growth starts in spring. ![]() The flowers are very attractive to bees and butterflies. From August to October, dense, flat heads of tiny flowers appear, green at first, then salmon-pink, before deepening to a rich brick-red in autumn, and eventually brown. The succulent, ovate, leaves are pale greyish-green, emerging early in spring. This is an upright, bushy, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial, larger than many ice plants. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.A plant with a confusion of name changes, better known as Sedum Autumn Joy but also known as Hylotelephium telephium 'Herbstfreude'. With its upright habit of growth, it is best suited for use as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. It can be propagated by division however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.Īutumn Joy Stonecrop is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in poor soils, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions, but will not tolerate any standing water. This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen! As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 15 years. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 18 inches apart. It has no significant negative characteristics.Īutumn Joy Stonecrop is recommended for the following landscape applications Īutumn Joy Stonecrop will grow to be about 20 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. It is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other garden plants with finer foliage. Its large succulent round leaves remain grayish green in color throughout the season.Īutumn Joy Stonecrop is a dense herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Other Names: Autumn Stonecrop, Showy StonecropĪ highly desirable and popular groundcover, forming a dense mound completely covered in broccoli-like salmon-pink flowers which fade to red in early fall, succulent dusty-green foliage is prominent the rest of the season needs a dry and sunny locationĪutumn Joy Stonecrop has masses of beautiful clusters of pink flowers at the ends of the stems from late summer to late fall, which emerge from distinctive coral-pink flower buds, and which are most effective when planted in groupings. ![]()
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