Description
The border varieties of Stonecrop are a dependable choice for the late summer and fall garden, offering foliage interest earlier in the season, then a colourful display of flowers in the fall. Autumn Joy is by far the most popular of these, a familiar sight when it begins to produce green broccoli-like buds in mid-summer, which gradually open into enormous dusty-pink flower heads, finally deepening to rich bronzy-red. Even the dead flower heads have good winter effect. In rich soils, plants may be pinched in June to prevent floppiness. A classic perennial!
Additional information
Latin Name | Sedum spectabile 'Autumn Joy' |
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Plant Type | Perennial |
Care | Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils, but prefers well-drained gravelly soils of moderate to low fertility. |
Light Requirements | |
Habit | Upright, bushy habit. |
Plant Height | 24 inches |
Plant Width | 24 inches |
Foliage | Rounded, thick, fleshy leaves are light green. |
Bloom | Flower bud clusters that resemble broccoli, open to reveal dusty-pink flowers August to October. |
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Special Features | Attracts Butterflies, Container Use, Cut/Dried Flower, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Rabbit Resistant |
Container Size | |
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