Hylotelephium, Sedum, Showy Stonecrop 'Xenox'

This is a very nice dark colored sedum that blooms with deep violet flowers, making a lovely contrast to the chocolate, nearly black leav...Read Morees. It is blooming about 1 week ahead of the other tallish sedums. It grows well in my zone 3 garden- one in bright sun most of the day and one in the late day sun for about 4 hours. Both have maintained their color.
The only negative-the stems are thin and to keep it upright requires some support- I use the small curved hoops from Gardener's Supply. If not supported, the stems lay against the grown but the leaves are sparse enough that is in not attractive ground cover.

unparalleled for foliage color and texture. this is the best foliage sedum there is. the flower color is a bit muted and muddy, but that ...Read Moreis unimportant. Excellent for pots as well as beds.

I've had a few of the purple/dark sedum varieties, and I have discarded all of them in favor of this one. It is upright and not floppy a...Read Morend has a lovely deep color. Absolutely the best, in my opinion.

I seen it I want it very pretty leaves