Hylotelephium telephium ‘Matrona’ – Autumn stonecrop – Crassulaceae

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Hylotelephium telephium ‘Matrona’ – Autumn stonecrop – Crassulaceae

Class notes: Needs full sun, has a dark purple look. Hard to match. Even darker purple in nature. Needs sun to be dark purple.

Site/Notes: Zone 3-9. Full sun. Dry to average well drained soil. Tolerant of drought, dry, rocky soil. Blooms August to October. Pinky showy flowers. Attracts humming birds. Eastern Europe to Japan native. Up to 2ft tall and wide. Has become naturalized in some areas.

Aesthetic/Notes: The dark purple is an interesting feature to any dry/rocky garden. I think it would pair well with Sedum Autumn joy, black mondo grass or Sedum ‘Bertram Anderson’. Good for gardens that are hot, drought-prone and have zero trees/shade.

404089 - Stonecrop (Sedum), spider flower (Tarenaya syn. Cleome) and Chinese silver grass (Miscanthus)

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