I have several of these plants and I thought I would share some photos. Please share your Stonecrop photos as well.

One of the most common is Hylotelephium spectabile 'Herbstfreude' where herbstfreude is German for autumn joy. So, most of these plants that are sold in the US are labelled Sedum spectabile 'Autumn Joy' or simply Autumn Joy sedum.

Note that this plant was moved from genus Sedum to Hylotelephium. However, most people still use Sedum when describing this plant.

The common name stonecrop refers to growing in the wild on rocks or stony ledges. And, you would be correct in thinking that this plant does well in rock gardens.



I also think they offer reasonable winter interest.

Beautiful! There are so many other great cultivars, but 'AJ' gets almost all of the attention.

Gorgeous fall landscape, Frank! I was never 'into' sedum too much until this last year. Just getting a start with that.

Sedum spectabile 'Pure Joy', Common Name: ROCK 'N GROW Stonecrop, Size: 12x16in., bubblegum pink, Breeder: (Horvath, Brent, Fontana, WI, US), USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Michigan Bloom Month 8c

Green broccoli-like buds in mid-summer. Interesting seed heads. The ROCK 'N GROW® trademark is owned by Walters Gardens, Inc.

PP24194: A new, distinct Sedum plant as shown and described, characterized by larger grey green foliage, pink bi-color flowers, taller height, extra number of flowers per stem, and a compact mounding habit compared to the seed parent.

Planted in Nov, 2017. Reasonable bloom for the first year. Interesting color.

Sedum spectabile 'Brilliant', Common Name: Stonecrop, Size: 2x2ft., rose pink, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Michigan Bloom Month 8c

Missouri Botanical Garden: 'Brilliant' features masses of tiny, star-like, carmine flowers in large, 3-6" across, flattened heads (cymes) atop stems of pale grayish-green, fleshy, succulent-like leaves growing in upright to slightly spreading clumps typically to 18" tall.

Green broccoli-like buds in mid-summer, which open into large mauve-pink flower heads, turning to rich rusty-red. Planted in 2018 next to my Autumn Joy.