Hylotelephium spectabile

Hylotelephium spectabile (formerly called Sedum spectabile) is a species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae, native to China and Korea. Its common names include showy stonecrop,[2] ice plant,[3] and butterfly stonecrop.[4] Growing to 45 cm (18 in) tall and broad, it is an herbaceous perennial with alternate, simple, toothed leaves on erect, unbranched succulent stems. The star-shaped pink flowers are borne in flat cymes 15 cm (6 in) across, in fall (autumn).[5]

Hylotelephium spectabile
Inflorescence
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Core eudicots
Order:
Saxifragales
Family:
Crassulaceae
Genus:
Hylotelephium
Species:
H. spectabile
Binomial name
Hylotelephium spectabile
(Boreau) H.Ohba
Synonyms[1]
  • Sedum spectabile Boreau
  • Sedum telephium var. kirinense Kom.

The specific epithet spectabile means "showy".[6]

This plant is valued in cultivation as drought-tolerant groundcover. Numerous cultivars have been produced. The species[7] and the cultivar 'Brilliant'[8] have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

References
  1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
  2. "Hylotelephium spectabile". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  3. "Hylotelephium spectabile". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  4. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  5. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  6. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
  7. "RHS Plant Selector - Sedum spectabile". Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  8. "RHS Plant Selector - Sedum spectabile 'Brilliant'". Retrieved 3 June 2013.
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