Sedum Autumn Joy

Autumn Stonecrop

USDA Zone: 2-9

Plant number: 1.485.340

(='Herbstfreude') The border varieties of Stonecrop are a dependable choice for the late summer and fall garden, offering foliage interest earlier in the season, then a colourful display of flowers in the fall. Autumn Joy is by far the most popular of these, a familiar sight when it begins to produce green broccoli-like buds in mid-summer, which gradually open into enormous dusty-pink flower heads, finally deepening to rich bronzy-red. Even the dead flower heads have good winter effect. In rich soils, plants may be pinched in June to prevent floppiness. A classic perennial!

Further details for
Sedum Autumn Joy

Optimal Growing Conditions

Sun Exposure
Full Sun or
Partial Shade

Soil Type
  Normal or
  Sandy or
  Clay

Soil pH
  Neutral or
  Alkaline or
  Acid

Soil Moisture

Care Level
Easy

Appearance and Characteristics

Flower Colour
Deep Pink

Blooming Time
  Late Summer
  Early Fall
  Mid Fall
  Late Fall

Foliage Color
Light Green

Plant Uses & Characteristics
  Accent: Good Texture/Form
  Attracts Butterflies
  Attracts Hummingbirds
  Border
  Containers
  Cut Flower
  Deer Resistant
  Dried Flower
  Drought Tolerant
  Rabbit Resistant
  Massed
  Specimen

Flower Head Size
Very Large

Height
30-60 cm
12-23 inches

Spread
45-60 cm
18-23 inches

Foot Traffic
None

Growth Rate
Medium