Authors: C. Stace, R. van der Meijden (ed.) & I. de Kort (ed.)
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Scientific name:

Sedum spectabile

Vernacular name:

Stonecrop, Butterfly


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Butterfly Stonecrop

Scientific name: Sedum spectabile Boreau

Diagnostic features
Glabrous perennial.
Stems erect, to 50cm.
Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3, 4-10cm, dorsiventral, crenate-serrate.
Flowers in large corymbose panicle.
Petals 5, 5-8.5mm, pale pink to purplish-red.

Chromosome number: (2n=50, 51).

Habitat
Introduced-naturalized; common in gardens and a persistent relic or throwout.

Distribution
South & Central England, naturalized in woodland in North Wilts since 1930; China and Japan.

This species is keyed out on Page 2819 in the Text Key.

Note
Sedum 'Herbstfreude' ('Autumn Joy'), said to be Sedum spectabile x Sedum telephium; it has narrower, more deeply serrate leaves and might be overlooked as an escape.

Sedum spectabile
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