General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Cactus/Succulent
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 18 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 18 - 24 inches
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Bright rose/magenta
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Goes Dormant
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Common names
  • Stonecrop
  • Sedum
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Hylotelephium spectabile
  • Synonym: Sedum spectabile

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Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2016-10-05
"Sedum telephium 'Brilliant', 2016, Stonecrop, SEE-dum tuh-LEFF-e
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-09-09
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2016-10-05
"Sedum telephium 'Brilliant', 2016, Stonecrop, SEE-dum tuh-LEFF-e
Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2020-08-25
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Location: KALAMA WA
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Photo by robertduval14
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: April 19, 2013
time to wake up...spring's here

Credit florum
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2010-07-03
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2010-09-09
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Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-09-08

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Credit florum

Date: 2005-09-16

September 22, 2010
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: July 14, 2013
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2012
2012 image of our 'Briliant' Stonecrop

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Date: 2016-08-21
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2015-08-23
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-08-13
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
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Photo Courtesy of Busse Gardens. Used with permission.
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Location: Dallas, GA
Date: 2016-09-24
Photo by GardenGoober
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