Siebold's Stonecrop

Other names

Stonecrop, October Plant

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Japan

Location

North Walk

Source of plant

Baker's Acres, Avant Gardens, Shady Oaks Nursery

Description

Stems low, arching, reaching 15-20cm in height, green in the summer, becoming purple in cool weather; leaves held in 3's, sessile, rounded to spatulate, glaucous, blue-gray, the margins wavy, often rose-tinted. Flowers pink, held in globose cymes. Effective in October.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5