| Description | Sedum Dazzleberry (Hylotelephium) is a vigorous Sedum with clusters of flowers and chalky purple succulent foliage. Good for a ground cover plant or sprawling over the edges or around rocks. |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, drought tolerant once established |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained |
| Flowers | carmine pink in terminal clusters, late summer, pink buds |
| Leaves | chalky purple, succulent foliage, roundish |
| Roots | fiborous |
| Dimensions | 8-10 by 18 plus inches (HS), some what floppy |
| Maintenance | after blooming cut back , plant will flush out with new foliage, new growth originates from the center |
| Propagation | PP#22,457, cuttings |
| Native Site | "Hylotelephium is a genus of about 400 species found mainly in the mountainous areas of North America but some also in dry area of South America" (#144) |
| Cultivar Origin | Chris Hansen of Great Garden Plants and introduced in 2012 in Western Michigan (USA). |
| Misc Facts | "Genus name comes from the Latin word sedeo meaning to sit in reference to the general growing habit of many of the Sedums (they sit and sprawl over rocks) (#144), (syn Sedum Dazzleberry) |
| Author's Notes | Grew this plant in a clay pot in the summer of 2015. Planted in the garden in the fall. Bloomed beautifully during the summer of 2016. Plant in the garden and has grown nicely from 2017-2018. Needs to be cut back after blooming. |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #209-The Plant Lovers Guide to Sedums (Brent Horvath) |
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