Upright Sedums Dazzle in Autumn
Earlier this 12 months I highlighted a few of my favourite ground-cover sedums. However I can’t ignore the taller, upright sedums, or stonecrops, that are extraordinarily showy in fall. Upright sedums are low upkeep, have minimal illness and pest issues, bloom from late summer time into fall, and are beloved by bees (a lot of which have been buzzing throughout me as I snapped these images!). They thrive in full solar with well-drained soil and have low water wants, making them good for xeric or water-wise landscapes. Most gardeners are acquainted with Autumn Pleasure sedum (Hylotelephium ‘Herbstfreude’, Zones 3–9), however there are such a lot of extra spectacular upright sedum species and varieties to select from. Listed below are a couple of of my favorites. (Please be aware that whereas many upright sedums have been reclassified to Hylotelephium, you should still discover them offered beneath Sedum on-line or


