Autumn Joy Sedum

Autumn Joy stonecrop—Hylotelephium telephium 'Herbstfreude' (‘Autumn Joy’)—is a popular upright variety of stonecrop, also known as sedum. It is a hybrid plant created by crossing a species of sedum (Sedum telephium) with a species of ice plant (Hylotelephium spectabile). The resulting plant features gray-green, rounded, succulent-like leaves. It blooms in the late summer to fall with tiny, pink, star-shaped flowers that grow in clusters roughly 3 to 6 inches across on top of the plant’s stems. After they bloom, the flowers gradually change in color to a deep rose and then rust before they die when cold fall temperatures arrive. Autumn Joy stonecrop has a moderate growth rate and is best planted in the spring after the threat of frost has passed but before the hot summer temperatures kick in.

Botanical Names	Hylotelephium telephium 'Herbstfreude' (‘Autumn Joy’), formerly Sedum telephium ‘Autumn Joy’
Common Names	Autumn Joy, Autumn Joy stonecrop, stonecrop, sedum, rock moss, gold chain
Family	Crassulaceae
Plant Type	Herbaceous, perennial
Mature Size	1.5–2 ft. tall and wide
Sun Exposure	Full
Soil Type	Sandy, well-drained
Soil pH	Acidic, neutral, alkaline
Bloom Time	Summer, fall
Flower Color	Pink, red
Hardiness Zones	3-9 (USDA)
Native Areas	Europe, Asia