Hylotelephium: Distribution
Temperate North America, Europe, and Asia
Plant Profile: Hylotelephium
Taxonomy: HylotelephiumNames
Live-forever, Orpine, Sedum, Stonecrop
Phonetic Spelling:
Genus:Hylotelephium
Species:
Family:Crassulaceae
Hylotelephium, commonly referred to as Stonecrop, is a genus of succulent herbaceous perennials found throughout temperate regions of North America, Europe, and Asia. Historically, several species within this genus were classified under Sedum. Additionally, numerous hybrids have been developed from various Hylotelephium species.
These Stonecrops are celebrated for their resilience to heat and drought, as well as their appeal to butterflies and other pollinators. They are excellent choices for rock gardens, pollinator-friendly spaces, and perennial borders.
Tags
#perennial
#succulent
#apvg
#herbaceous perennial
#rock gardens
#pollinator plant
#dry soils tolerant
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#pollinator garden
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Hylotelephium Feature Summary
Attributes
Temperate North America, Europe, and Asia
Perennial
Stem Cutting
Division
Leaf Cutting
Attracts Pollinators
Textural
Attractive Flowers
Fruit
Provides winter interest
Capsule
Brown/Copper
Fall
Winter
< 1 inch
< 1 inch
Flowers
Cymes of small, pink to red-ish, star-shaped flowers. May bloom in summer or fall.
Pink
Purple/Lavender
Red/Burgundy
Summer
Fall
4-5 petals/rays
Star
< 1 inch
Leaves
Sessile, succulent leaves with a waxy bloom. Color varies depending on the species and cultivar.
Deciduous
Green
Gray/Silver
Blue
Gold/Yellow
Variegated
Purple/Lavender
Simple
Alternate
Whorled
Ovate
Serrate
Crenate
1-3 inches
Fleshy
Waxy
1-3 inches
Poisonous to Humans
Unknown, but possibly gastrointestinal symptoms.
Alkaloids sedine, sedamine, and others.
Leaves
Stems
Flowers
Roots
Whole Plant Traits
Perennial
Herbaceous Perennial
Poisonous
Succulent
Deciduous
Erect
Mounding
Clumping
Medium
Medium
Coarse
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Good Drainage
Occasionally Dry
Very Dry
3 feet-6 feet
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
4a
4b
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
3a
3b
9a
9b
Clay
Shallow Rocky
Stem
Green
Gray/Silver
Covered with a powdery bloom (glaucous)
Straight
Landscape
Drought Tolerant Garden
Rock Garden
Butterfly Garden
Pollinator Garden
Children's Garden
Winter Garden
Border
Foundation Planting
Accent
Small groups
Specimen
Drought
Dry Soil
Poor Soil
Container
Recreational Play Area
Woodland
Naturalized Area
Pool/Hardscape
Butterflies
Pollinators
Songbirds
Bees
Hylotelephium Image Gallery
Hylotelephium Attributes
Hylotelephium: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Hylotelephium: Recommended Propagation Strategy
Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting
Hylotelephium: Play Value
Attractive Flowers
Attracts Pollinators
Buffer
Colorful
Defines Paths
Easy to Grow
Edible fruit
Fragrance
Pieces Used in Games
Screening
Shade
Sound
Textural
Wildlife Cover/Habitat
Wildlife Food Source
Wildlife Larval Host
Wildlife Nesting
Wind Break
Wind Shimmer
Hylotelephium Fruit
Hylotelephium: Fruit Description
Provides winter interest
Hylotelephium: Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Hylotelephium: Fruit Color
Brown/Copper
Hylotelephium: Fruit Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Hylotelephium: Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Hylotelephium: Fruit Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Hylotelephium: Fruit Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Hylotelephium Flowers
Hylotelephium: Flower Description
Cymes of small, pink to red-ish, star-shaped flowers. May bloom in summer or fall.
Hylotelephium: Flower Color
Pink
Purple/Lavender
Red/Burgundy
Hylotelephium: Flower Inflorescence
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel
Hylotelephium: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Hylotelephium: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Hylotelephium: Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Hylotelephium: Flower Shape
Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel
Hylotelephium: Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Hylotelephium Leaves
Hylotelephium: Leaf Description
Sessile, succulent leaves with a waxy bloom. Color varies depending on the species and cultivar.
Hylotelephium: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Hylotelephium: Leaf Color
Blue
Gold/Yellow
Gray/Silver
Green
Purple/Lavender
Variegated
Hylotelephium: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Hylotelephium: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Hylotelephium: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Hylotelephium: Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Hylotelephium: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Hylotelephium: Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Hylotelephium: Leaf Feel
Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy
Hylotelephium: Leaf Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Hylotelephium Poisonous to Humans
Hylotelephium: Poison Symptoms
Unknown, but possibly gastrointestinal symptoms.
Hylotelephium: Poison Toxic Principle
Alkaloids sedine, sedamine, and others.
Hylotelephium: Poison Severity
High
Low
Medium
Hylotelephium: Causes Contact Dermatitis
No
Yes
Hylotelephium: Poison Part
Bark
Flowers
Fruits
Leaves
Roots
Sap/Juice
Seeds
Stems
Hylotelephium Whole Plant Traits
Hylotelephium: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Hylotelephium: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Hylotelephium: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Hylotelephium: Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Hylotelephium: Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Hylotelephium: Texture
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Hylotelephium Cultural Conditions
Hylotelephium: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Hylotelephium: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Hylotelephium: Available Space To Plant
12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet
Hylotelephium: NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Hylotelephium: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
3a
3b
4a
4b
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
Hylotelephium: Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Hylotelephium Stem
Hylotelephium: Stem Color
Gray/Silver
Green
Hylotelephium: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Hylotelephium: Stem Surface
Corky Ridges
Covered with a powdery bloom (glaucous)
Dull
Hairy (pubescent)
Polished
Smooth (glabrous)
Hylotelephium: Stem Form
Straight
Zig Zags
Hylotelephium Landscape
Hylotelephium: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Hylotelephium: Design Feature
Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree
Hylotelephium: Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
Hylotelephium: Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
Hylotelephium: Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
