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Hylotelephium spectabile

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Genus: Hylotelephium
Family: Crassulaceae
Common Names: brilliant stonecrop, butterfly stonecrop, rabbit's cabbage, showy stonecrop

About this plant

H. spectabile is an herbaceous perennial to 45cm, with thick erect stems bearing shallowly scalloped, broadly elliptic, grey-green leaves and starry pink flowers in flat terminal clusters to 15cm across in late summer

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil in full sun. A drought-tolerant plant, attractive to wildlife

Pruning

Cut back after flowering to maintain shape or leave seedheads overwinter

Propagation

Propagate by division in spring. Propagate by softwood cuttings of non-flowering shoots in early summer

Pests

Generally pest free

Diseases

May be subject to fungal and bacterial crown rot and roots rots

Garden Uses

Uses

Hedging ScreensPatio ContainerCottage InformalFlower BordersGround CoverWall Side BordersBanks Slopes

Planting Places

ConservatoryGreenhouseOutdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years