Stonecrop ‘Autumn Fire’
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 colorful display of flowers in the fall. This Canadian selection is an improvement on the older Autumn Joy, with a taller habit and stronger, less floppy stems. Plants begin to produce green broccoli-like buds in mid-summer, which gradually open into enormous dusty-rose flower heads, finally deepening to rich rusty-red during autumn. Even the dead flower heads have good winter effect. An outstanding cut flower, and also attractive to butterflies.
Additional information
Weight | 0.000 oz |
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Latin Name | Sedum spectabile 'Autumn Fire' |
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, shrub-like 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 rose-pink flowers August to October. |
Zone | |
Special Features | Attracts Butterflies, Container Use, Cut/Dried Flower, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Rabbit Resistant |
Container Size | |
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