Sedum 'Matrona' (Stonecrop)
Sedum telephium 'Matrona', Millennium Plant, Stonecrop 'Matrona', Hylotelephium 'Matrona'
Long-lived and drought tolerant, award-winner Sedum 'Matrona' is a fabulous sight in the landscape with its masses of pale pink flowers, densely packed in large umbrella-shaped flowerheads, and showing off atop sturdy ruby stems that keep them perfectly upright, coupled with the fleshy, purple-veined and purple-tinged leaves. Vigorous, hardy, carefree, good-looking, with a season of interest lasting more than 6 months from early summer until well into winter, who could resist?
- Granted the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society and winner of multiple European awards
- Easy to grow, this standout perennial forms an 18-24 in. tall (45- 60 cm) clump of thick, fleshy gray-green foliage topped with flower buds resembling broccoli. Gradually, these densely clustered buds will reveal tiny, star-like pink flowers in mid to late summer, which will softly change to mauve-pink, then chestnut-bronze in fall as they die.
- Both foliage and dead inflorescences will remain attractive through winter, providing some additional interest.
- Provides color and contrast to beds, borders, or rock gardens at a time when most plants have stopped blooming. Effective when planted en masse or in groups.
- Best grown in full sun, in average, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils. Tolerates very light shade and poor soils.
- Flowers are attractive to bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies and are excellent as cut flowers.
- Drought and heat tolerant once established, it is disease resistant!
- Deer resistant
- Low maintenance, this Sedum forgives neglect!
Members of the genus Hylotelephium, border sedums are essential beauties in the late-season garden and deserve a spot in gravel gardens. Undemanding, not aggressive, with fleshy, drought-resistant foliage and lovely domed flowerheads packed with a profusion of tiny starry flowers, opening to white, pink or red blossoms in late summer or early fall, they are a popular attraction to butterflies. They look particularly attractive with Asters, Solidago (Ornamental Golden rods), Boltonias, and Ornamental Grasses. Standing for months, their faded flowers and seed heads provide a colorful display in late fall and winter, even under snow caps. There are hundreds of Hylotelephium cultivars and hybrids to pick from. Which one will be yours?
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Requirements
Hardiness | 3
– 9 |
---|---|
Heat Zones | 1
– 9 |
Climate Zones | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
Plant Type | Perennials |
Plant Family | Sedum - Stonecrops |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Summer (Mid,Late) Fall Winter |
Height | 1' – 2' (30cm – 60cm) |
Spread | 1' – 2' (30cm – 60cm) |
Spacing | 18" – 24" (45cm – 60cm) |
Water Needs | Low |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Chalk, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy |
Tolerance | Clay Soil, Deer, Drought, Rabbit, Dry Soil, Rocky Soil |
Attracts | Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Garden Uses | Beds and Borders, Patio and Containers |
Garden Styles | Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |
© Martin Ogden /www.teddingtongardener.com, Botanik Foto
While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.
Requirements
Hardiness | 3
– 9 |
---|---|
Heat Zones | 1
– 9 |
Climate Zones | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
Plant Type | Perennials |
Plant Family | Sedum - Stonecrops |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest |
Summer (Mid,Late) Fall Winter |
Height | 1' – 2' (30cm – 60cm) |
Spread | 1' – 2' (30cm – 60cm) |
Spacing | 18" – 24" (45cm – 60cm) |
Water Needs | Low |
Maintenance | Low |
Soil Type | Chalk, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy |
Tolerance | Clay Soil, Deer, Drought, Rabbit, Dry Soil, Rocky Soil |
Attracts | Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Garden Uses | Beds and Borders, Patio and Containers |
Garden Styles | Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow |