

Stang CC BY-SA 4.0 Leaf and immature flower detail Peter Stevens CC BY 2.0 Sedum 'Autumn Joy' bloom detail Debbie Roos Leaves and flowers in the fall in Moore County Susan Strine CC BY 2.0 Flower in the fall in Moore County Susan Strine CC BY 2.0 Leaves and form David J. Tags: #showy flowers #houseplant #drought tolerant #fall flowers #specimen #succulent #pink flowers #nectar plant #salt tolerant #fleshy leaves #winter interest #fall interest #rabbit resistant #cpp #children's garden #playground plant #border planting #pollinator plant #poor soils tolerant #nectar plant fall #flowers late summer #border middle #walkway planting #small group plantings #bird friendly #dry soils tolerant #butterfly friendly #flowers early fall #HS302 #bee friendly #container plant #wet soils intolerant #patio #wildlife friendlyįlower with bee David J. Profile Video: See this plant in the following landscapes: Four-Season Garden Border Landscape Pinewild County Club, Moore County Cultivars / Varieties: VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for " Annuals, Perennials, Vines, and Groundcovers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Aphids, mealybugs, nematodes, scale, slugs, and weevils can be problematic. The attractive flowers succulent leaves and the fact that it attracts pollinators make stonecrop a welcome addition to a children's garden. It also works well in containers (indoors or outside), planted in the middle of borders, along a foundation, or near a patio or walkway.
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Plant as a specimen or in small groups, in rock or crevice gardens. In the winter season, browned seed heads are also eye-catching. As summer wanes, the flowers open to red and are quite attractive to butterflies and bees. In spring, rounded, fleshy green leaves emerge, followed by light pink flower buds during the summer. In particular, the cultivar 'Autumn Joy' has ornamental appeal throughout the year. This plant is drought and salt tolerant, resistant to browsing by rabbits, and requires little attention. The stems can be pruned in summer to obtain a shorter bushier plant but will delay bloom time. To maintain the bushy shape and thick stems, plants should be cut or pinched back in early spring. It can suffer in overly-moist or fertile soils.
AUTUMN JOY SEDUM PLANT SPIKES FULL
While the plant does well in full sun, morning or afternoon shade is desirable as well. 'Autumn Joy' is a succulent perennial requiring well-drained or gravelly soil with average to low fertility. 'Autumn Joy' is a cultivar with bright pink flowers that grows in clumps 1 to 2 feet tall and wide.

Sedum is one of the most dependable and lovely succulent perennial flowers belonging to the family Crassulaceae (stonecrop) tracing its origins to China. Phonetic Spelling hy-loh-te-LEH-fee-um This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
