Kingdom Plantae Family Crassulaceae Rank Species | Order Saxifragales Genus Hylotelephium | |
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Scientific name Hylotelephium erythrostictum Similar Hylotelephium, Hylotelephium spectabile, Sedum sarmentosum, Crassulaceae, Girardinia suborbiculata | ||
Hylotelephium erythrostictum, commonly known as garden stonecrop, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Hylotelephium, belonging to the Crassulaceae family.
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Description
Hylotelephium erythrostictum reaches on average a height of 30–70 centimetres (12–28 in). The stem is simple and the leaves are opposite, sessile, oblong, and succulent, about 5–7 centimetres (2.0–2.8 in) long. The flat cymes bear many white or pale pink tiny flowers of about 1 centimetre (0.39 in) of diameter, with lanceolate petals. The flowering period extends from September through October in the Northern Hemisphere.
Distribution
It is native to Japan, Korea, Russia and China.
Habitat
This plant grows in grasslands, meadows, hillsides and ravines. It prefers fertile well-drained soil, at elevations between 400 metres (1,300 ft) and 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) above sea level.
