| Description | Sedum Autumn Joy (Hylotelephium) is a tough. almost indestructible, landscape perennial. The flowers bloom late in the summer becoming a major contributor to the fall garden. Prefers full sun. Avoid soggy soils, especially during the winter. A very popular plant. |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-10 |
| Sunlight | Prefers full sun. In shaded conditions the plants tend to open up in the center and flop. |
| Moisture | average to dry |
| Soil & Site | average to dry, well drained |
| Flowers | The 6 inch flat topped inflorescence (covexed cyme) start as white, turns to pink and finishes with a deep bronze-red. Starts blooming mid to end of August and can last through October. |
| Leaves | The 2-3 inch long fleshy succulent leaves are sessile with irregular teeth. Starts out in spring as a mounded plant than the stems stretch to form a small clump. |
| Dimensions | 24 inches by 24 inches, space 18-24" on center |
| Maintenance | If your plants flop or open up because of the growing conditions I have found that cutting the plants back 50% by the end of May will result in a more compact plant. This does not reduce the flower production. Cutting down the stiff dead stalks in the late fall is a matter of choice. Some people like the dead brown plant for winter interest. |
| Propagation | Very easy from cuttings or divided in the spring. When dividing the plant be careful the new stems are easily damaged. |
| Native Site | China |
| Cultivar Origin | George Arhens of Arhens Nursery (Germany) selected this plant in 1955. A cross between S. telephium and S. spectabile |
| Misc Facts | I have heard this plant called by two other nicknames, "Cemetery plant" and "Looks like Broccoli". Many people use this at cemeteries because it is tough. When I ran a Nursery, one of my workers was doing a cemetery restoration project, for his Eagle Scout degree.He asked me if there were any plants I could donate. We dug a couple dozen Sedum out of the stock bed and used them. If this plant has any negatives it is the fact that it does attract bees. AKA: Sedum Herbstfreude |
| Author's Notes | A tried and true tough perennial. Have used it innumerable times. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #36-Encyclopedia of Perennials (Christopher Woods), #96-Sedum Cultivated Stone Crop (Ray Stephenson), Horticulture Magazine, October 2000 "Border Sedums", Thomas Fischer) |
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