Hylotelephium 'Mr Goodbud'
(Stonecrop 'Mr Goodbud')
Family - Crassulaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 45cm
Width - 50cm
Location - The East Border
Description: A herbaceous Perennial with a clump-forming habit and sturdy, upright stems. Fleshy, succulent-like leaves are dark green with coarsely toothed margins. Soft pink buds open to deep cerise-pink, star-shaped flowers. The Blooms age to an attractive, rich shade of magenta-purple. The flowers are held in dense Corymbs atop reddish-purple stems and produced from late summer through mid-autumn. Attractive to pollinating insects.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - Sedum 'Mr Goodbud'
Flower:
Soft pink buds open to deep cerise-pink, star-shaped flowers. The blooms age to a rich shade of magenta-purple. The flowers are held in dense corymbs atop upright stems and are produced from August through October.
Flower colour: Pink, magenta
Flower shape: Star-shaped flowers in corymbs
Flowering time: August, September, October
Foliage:
Glaucous, fleshy leaves are ovate to Elliptic in shape with Dentate margins. The succulent-like leaves are both Alternately arranged and held in opposite pairs on sturdy, upright stems that are reddish-purple in colour.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to elliptic
Propagation:
Plant Breeder's Rights (PBR). Unlicensed propagation for sale is prohibited.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil.