''Hylotelephium erythrostictum'', commonly known as garden stonecrop, is a

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in the genus ''

Hylotelephium ''Hylotelephium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae. It includes about 33 species distributed in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species in the genus, formerly included in ''Sedum'', are popular garden plants, ...

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Crassulaceae The Crassulaceae (from Latin ''crassus'', thick), also known as the stonecrop family or the orpine family, are a diverse family of dicotyledon flowering plants characterized by succulent leaves and a unique form of photosynthesis, known as Cr ...

Description

''Hylotelephium erythrostictum'' reaches on average a height of . The stem is simple and the leaves are opposite,

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, oblong, and succulent, about long. The flat cymes bear many white or pale pink tiny flowers of about of diameter, with lanceolate petals. The flowering period extends from September through October in the Northern Hemisphere.

Distribution

It is native to Japan,

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and China.

Habitat

This plant grows in grasslands, meadows, hillsides, and ravines. It prefers fertile well-drained soil, at elevations between and above sea level.

References

Biolib

Flora of China

Plants.USDA

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External links

RHS Plant Selector

Sedum erythrostictum 'Frosty Morn'

IPNI Listing

Kew Plant List
Crassulaceae {{Crassulaceae-stub