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Hylotelephium, Black-Leaf Stonecrop, Sedum, Showy Stonecrop 'Bertram Anderson'

Hylotelephiumtelephium subsp. maximum

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Family

Crassulaceae (krass-yoo-LAY-see-ee)

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Genus

Hylotelephium (hy-loh-te-LEE-fee-um)

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Synonym

Sedum telephium subsp. maximum

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Foliage

Herbaceous

Smooth

Height

under 6 in. (15 cm)

Spacing

3-6 in. (7-15 cm)

Hardiness

USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F)

USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)

USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)

USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)

USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)

USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)

USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)

USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)

USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)

USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)

USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)

USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Danger

N/A

Bloom Color

Rose/Mauve

Bloom Time

Mid Summer

Late Summer/Early Fall

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Sonshine445

| August 2008 | positive

This plant is a real knockout. Right now in Zone 6, it's in full bloom - the blooms are dark rose/burgandy, against some Rheingold Cedar...Read More

mystic

Ewing, KY (Zone 6a) | August 2007 | neutral

Received the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), 1993 Award of Garden Merit. Reconfirmed in 2006.

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