Hylotelephium cyaneum

Hylotelephium cyaneum (syn. Sedum cyaneum), commonly known as the azure stonecrop, is a perennial mat-forming succulent groundcover plant of the family Crassulaceae. Its native range is in eastern Siberia and Russian Far East.[1]

Hylotelephium cyaneum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Hylotelephium
Species:
H. cyaneum
Binomial name
Hylotelephium cyaneum
(Rudolph) H.Ohba
Synonyms
List
    • Sedum cyaneum L.
    • Hylotelephium takasui (Kudô) H.Ohba
    • Sedum cyaneum Rudolph
    • Sedum dahuricum Stephan ex Boriss.
    • Sedum lilacinum Ledeb.

Description

It has short dark red stems with fleshy grey leaves with a hint of purple. It flowers in late summer and early autumn. It can be used in gravel or rock gardens and as a patio or container plant.[2]

References
  1. "Hylotelephium cyaneum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. "Hylotelephium cyaneum 'Sakhalin'". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 21 May 2022.


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