General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Cactus/Succulent
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 24 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Root
Division
Pollinators: Self
Flies
Bees

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Jose Aubergine'
  • 'José Aubergine'

Common names
  • Upright Stonecrop
  • Sedum
  • Livelong
  • Frog's-Stomach
  • Harping Johnny
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Hylotelephium telephium subsp. telephium
  • Synonym: Sedum telephium

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Date: 2020-06-26
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Date: 2018-09-01
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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-09-05
Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2018-09-01
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-05-10
Location: Breezy Knees garden, York, UK
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Comments:
  • Posted by goldfinch4 (Ripon, Wisconsin) on Feb 24, 2013 8:26 AM concerning plant:
    Leaf color is aubergine, or eggplant color. S. 'Jose Aubergine' is a cross between S. 'Purple Emperor' and S. 'Linda Rodney'. Blooms earlier than many upright sedum.

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