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Sedum spectabile 'Autumn Joy'

Stonecrop


Sedum spectabile 'Autumn Joy' - Stonecrop from Moose Crossing Garden Center

  • Tall, upright, clumping habit
  • Large, warm pink flowers in summer
  • Silvery-green, succulent foliage
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Container
Container
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Drought Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Garden
Garden
Great Foliage
Great Foliage
Ground Cover
Ground Cover

Distinctive fleshy, succulent foliage in a range of colors such as green, burgundy and chartreuse. Growth habits vary from upright and clumping to creeping groundcovers. Flowers are generally in clusters of star-shaped blooms, often pink, red or yellow. Blooming from early summer to mid fall depending on variety. Great for beds and borders, containers and rock gardens.



Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Plant in well drained, dry to medium moisture soil in full sun, protect from excessive wet winter conditions Tolerates very light shade and poor soils, Drought tolerant once established Deadhead taller varieties after blooming or leave blooms for winter interest Plants can be divided in spring or grown from cuttings, Great feature in the rock garden


Height: 18-24 in
Spread: 18-24 in
Spacing: 12 in
Price Level 1: $7.99 ea.~#1
Bloom Color: Pink
Zone: 3-9
Price Level 2: 5 for $35~#1
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Great Foliage
  • Container
  • Summer Bloomer
  • Rock Garden
  • Mass Planting
  • Edging
  • Garden
  • Cut Flower/ Foliage
  • Low Maintenance
  • Salt Tolerant
  • Ground Cover
  • Border or Bed
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Heat Tolerant

Exposure:

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun

Habit:

  • Creeping/Ground Cover
  • Upright
  • Mounding

Foliage Color:

  • Green

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Fall
  • Summer

Season of Interest (Foliage):

  • Fall
  • Summer

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Attracts Songbirds
  • Attracts Pollinators

Soil Moisture:

  • Dry Soil
  • Average Water
  • Moist, Well-Drained


Genus Overview: Sedum

Common Name: Sedum

Distinctive fleshy, succulent foliage in a range of colors such as green, burgundy and chartreuse. Growth habits vary from upright and clumping to creeping groundcovers. Flowers are generally in clusters of star-shaped blooms, often pink, red or yellow. Blooming from early summer to mid fall depending on variety. Great for beds and borders, containers and rock gardens.