![]() 'Munstead Red'), 'Picolette', 'Purple Emperor', 'Xenox Yellow' 'Autumn Delight', 'Matrona', 'Munstead Dark Red' (syn. Pink to mauve pink flowers, dusky purple leaves Rose/mauve flowers, bronze leaves, dark green leaves Pink flowers, bronze-tinged, gray-green leaves Light pink flowers chartreuse leaves narrow blue green margins Profile Video: See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for " Annuals, Perennials, Vines, and Groundcovers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens. May develop fungal and bacterial crown rot and root rot. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Slugs, scale, mealy bugs, nematodes, aphids, and weevils may be seen. It can be sited in a meadow or grown in a container. Use stonecrop as a specimen or in borders in butterfly and pollinator, cottage, and cutting gardens or drought-tolerant and rock gardens. This plant attracts bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects. ![]() The fleshy green to greenish-blue leaves and stems remain erect throughout the winter for added interest in the garden. Stonecrop’s tiny star-shaped pink to purplish-red flowers appear in dense clusters from mid-summer to early fall. It is a low-maintenance plant that grows 2 to 2.5 feet tall 1.5 to 2 feet wide. Propagate stonecrop by division in the spring or stem cutting in the summer. They form white, carrot-shaped tap roots, which store water to help the plant survive during dry spells. Stonecrop prefers full sun and medium to dry, sandy, or shallow-rocky soil with a neutral to alkaline pH. The species was formerly known as Sedum telephium and is still listed under that name in many older garden publications. The common name, orpine, is from an old French word orpiment and refers to an ancient variety of sedums. It is thought that the genus name honors Telephus, King of Mysia, who was the son of Hercules. Hylo is the Greek word meaning forest or woodland. It is in the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and is native to Europe, Russia, and northern China. ![]() Stonecrop or Orpine is a succulent, herbaceous perennial with an erect and clumping habit. Phonetic Spelling hy-loh-te-LEE-fee-um te-LEE-fee-um Description
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