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01954 211 519Hylotelephium
Crassulaceae
Hylotelephium are succulent perennials with heads of small star-shaped flowers in summer to autumn. They are sometimes included within the genus Sedum
Sedum are herbaceous perennials to around 60cm tall and wide characterised by succulent, greyish-green leaves topped with broad, flattened heads of tiny star-shaped flowers, pink in summer and taking on darker colours with age, often turning a coppery-red in autumn
Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil in full sun
Propagate by division in spring or by softwood cuttings of non-flowering shoots in early summer
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Cut back after flowering to maintain shape or leave seedheads to overwinter
Generally trouble free
May be subject to fungal and bacterial crown rot and root rots
deciduous
bushy
H7
Hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20° celcius)
full sun
shelteredexposed
south-facingwest-facingeast-facing
sandloam
well-drained
alkalineneutral
0.5m to 1m
0.5m to 1m
2 to 4.99 years
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