Hylotelephium Species, October Daphne, Siebold's Sedum, Siebold’s Stonecrop

One of the very best sedums. Blue foliage with pink tints especially in cool weather. Clear pink flowers in mid-late fall when little els...Read Moree is in bloom (great combined with Allium thunbergii 'Ozawa'). Does not begin blooming here till October, may continue through light frosts into December.

This is one of the few perennials hardy enough to survive the winter in a container aboveground in Z6a.

Easily divided, or propagate by stem cuttings stuck right in the ground in spring.

Sedum 'October Daphne' is a slow growing, symmetrically mounded beauty in my raised berm rock garden. It has held on for years, graduall...Read Morey enlarging its arc and recently threw off two identical seedlings nearby. I adore its branching habit. The crowning glory is the contrast of its pinkish flowers against the bluish foliage in fall. Very eye-catching and well behaved. With the strength and vigor I now observe, I want to attempt tip cuttings to propagate it. I will do this in spring since it is a fall bloomer. I highly recommend this unique Sedum.

This is without a doubt, the most beautiful of all sedums. Sturdy, non -invasive, super hardy, and reliable. It not only looks fantastic ...Read Morein bloom, but the grey/blue/green foliage is attractive in its own right from early spring to late fall.
I have it cascading over a rock wall, and when it blooms in late Sept. it always draws praise from passers-by. The cool weather of autumn makes the colours absolutely glow. I have a row of dark pink chrysanthemums behind it- they bloom together-a real knockout combination!
It is a great height (around 9 inches)- not too short like most groundcover sedums or tall and floppy like the big upright sedums.
The muted mauve/pink blooms contrast perfectly with the bluish
blush on the leaves. It offers a spectacular finale to the season in my garden (zone 3). Very easy to propogate from cuttings, but not at all agressive as are some others like sedum acre.

Stonecrop sedum sieboldii is well suited to container life. They are splendid on their own, but if one has a blue Hosta, Elijah Blue gra...Read Moress, or perhaps even a Smoke Bush next to them, very impressive.