Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Brilliant Ice Plant, Featured Plant of The Day


Hylotelephium spectabile 'Brilliant'
 syn. Sedum spectabile
Sedum,  Ice Plant,  Stonecrop


Type    Perennial, succulent
Hardy range    4A to 9A
Height    12" to 24" / 30cm to 60cm
Growth rate    Average
Form    Rounded
Exposure    Partial shade or partial sun to full sun

Bloom Color    Pink
Bloom Time    Summer and Fall

The flowers are suitable for dried flowers.

Environment
This plant tolerates drought.
This plant will grow in moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy or sandy.
The pH preference is  a neutral soil.

Leaf Color    Green
This plant has attractive foliage.

Culture Notes
In general, Sedums are tough, low-maintenance plants that are able to grow in just about any place and in any type of soil.  Because of their soft, fleshy foliage, however, they are easily crushed with excessive foot traffic.  Self propagation is just as common as the established forms of propagation (stem cuttings, seeds and division of plants), and can take place any time of the year.  The clump can be dug and divided in the spring and cuttings can be rooted in the summer.

'Brilliant' has greenish-gray foliage and flat clusters of pink flowers.  These sedums grow quite well in our southern states.  Even in the winter, the dried flower clusters are ornamental.




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