| Description | Sedum Matrona (Hylotelephium telephium) is a medium-sized perennial with pink flowers and burgundy-green foliage. It is best in full sun. |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-9 |
| Sunlight | best in full, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | Clusters of tiny pink flower, found on the top of the plant in an umbel. Blooms in the late summer into fall. |
| Leaves | Opposite fleshy purple-green or olive to purple-tinged, deeper in the full sun and color weather |
| Stems | Dark maroon to cherry red-colored stems and petals |
| Dimensions | 18-24" tall by 18-24" spread |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Matrona is a hybrid seedling (S. 'Atropurpureum' x S. 'Autumn Joy'). It appeared in Ewald Hugin's (Germany), garden in 1991. |
| Misc Facts | In German, "matrone" means a lady of well rounded form", alluding to the robust nature of the sedum. (www.plantdelights.com) |
| Author's Notes | Have used this perennial many times in my landscape designs. It is very hardy and flowers over an extended period of time. |
| Notes & Reference | #209-The Plant Lovers Guide to Sedums (Brent Horvath), #274-Site Authors' observations and growing experiences of growing Sedum Matrona |
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