Autumn Joy Hylotelephium 'Herbstfreude' AUTUMN JOY
Other Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Hylotelephium spectabile 'Autumn Joy'
- Sedum spectabile 'Autumn Joy'
- Phonetic Spelling
- hy-loh-te-LEH-fee-um
- This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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One of the most dependable and lovely perennial flowers is Sedum 'Autumn Joy', with ornamental appeal through the year. Plant in the full sun in well-drained soil. It can suffer in overly moist or fertile soils. It can be a specimen or planted in groups, it works well in containers (indoors or outside), planted in borders or rock gardens. In spring, rounded, fleshy green leaves emerge; in summer the flower buds are light pink, in late summer the flowers open to red and are tremendously attractive to butterflies and bees. In the winter, browned flower heads are considered ornamental. To maintain the bushy shape and thick stems cut or pinch plants back in early spring. Plants can be propagated by division, stem or leaf cuttings.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Apids, mealybugs, nematodes, scale, slugs, and weevils can be problems. Wet soils cause rot.
VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for "Annuals, Perennials, Vines, and Groundcovers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Hylotelephium
- Species:
- spectabile
- Family:
- Crassulaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Leaf Cutting
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- China, hybrid origin
- Wildlife Value:
- Flowers are attractive to butterflies and bees and provide a fall nectar source.
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Attracts Pollinators
- Textural
- Wildlife Food Source
- Edibility:
- Stems and leaves, when very young and tender, may be eaten raw. Later, until they flower, they may be briefly cooked.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 6 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 6 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Perennial
- Poisonous
- Succulent
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Ascending
- Clumping
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Coarse
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Very Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Fruit:
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Winter
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Description:
- in winter, browned flower heads are considered ornamental
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Star
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- 4-5-parted, forming light pink buds that fully open to red in late summer to fall. Flowers are clustered in cymes 3"-6" across.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Fleshy
- Leathery
- Smooth
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Succulent gray-green perennial herb with fleshy, flat or rounded leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Fleshy
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Houseplants
- Naturalized Area
- Pool/Hardscape
- Recreational Play Area
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Children's Garden
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Rock Garden
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Border
- Foundation Planting
- Small groups
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Pollinators
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
- Dry Soil
- Poor Soil
