| Description | Sedum Chocolate Drop (Hylotelephium) is one of the darker purple colored Sedums. The pink flowers contrast nicely with the foliage |
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| Pronunciation | (SEE-dum) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-10 |
| Sunlight | full for best color and compact plant |
| Moisture | average, dry |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained, dry |
| Flowers | rudy red sepals, pink petals, borne in terminal cymes |
| Leaves | simple, start green and change to dark burgundy to purple, scalloped |
| Stems | red, |
| Roots | fiborous |
| Dimensions | 10-14 inches (HS), mounded |
| Maintenance | pinching my be needed in JUne to get compact plants, this depends on the site |
| Propagation | patented, cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Terra Nova Nurseries, 2010 |
| 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). Plants in the genus Hylotelephium are commonly called stonecrops because they are typically found in the wild growing on rocky or stony area". (#144) |
| Author's Notes | In 2018 was the first year that I grew this plant. It seems it maybe need to be pinched. Report back after second year. Over head watering will caused white deposits on the leaves. Does't hurt the plant just annoying. |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens website (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #209-The Plant Lover's Guide to Sedums (Brent Horvath), |
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