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orpine 'Gooseberry Fool' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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orpine 'Gooseberry Fool'

Hylotelephium telephium subsp. maximum 'Gooseberry Fool'

Low MaintenanceDrought Resistant

Genus: Hylotelephium
Family: Crassulaceae

About this plant

'Gooseberry Fool' is a clump-forming perennial to 60cm tall with grey-green leaves flushed red along the midribs. Flowerheads up to 20cm across comprising greenish to creamy-white flowers are borne from summer into autumn on purplish-red stems

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 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

East FacingWest FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil in full sun

Pruning

Cut back after flowering to maintain shape or leave seedheads to overwinter

Propagation

Propagate by division in spring or 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 root rots

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalFlower BordersGround CoverBanks SlopesHedging ScreensPatio Container

Planting Places

GreenhouseOutdoorConservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years