Autumn Fire Plant

The flat heads of rose pink flowers appear in late summer.

Autumn fire plant.

Rich rosy pink flowers age to coppery red atop the sturdy stems for stunning late season color. Autumn fire isn t a large plant rarely growing more than 24 inches tall and 18 inches wide. Leave the faded flowers on the plant for added winter interest. Good fresh or dried for arrangements.

Autumn fire is an improved form of sedum autumn joy that is larger growing has larger flower heads and is longer blooming. This plant is a late bloomer known for the showy flowers it. Home plant catalog autumn fire sedum. Autumn fire sedum sedum spectabile autumn fire sku 2504.

Strong stems remain upright. The foliage is often a blue green color with small round leaves and thick succulent stems. Autumn fire is an easy to care for plant as it thrives in any well drained dry soil. Its glossy dark green foliage deepens to a saturated purple bronze in winter adding year round appeal to gardens.

It s a slow growing plant with herbaceous leaves. The drought tolerant plant only requires supplemental watering if you receive less than rainfall than 1 inch. Sedum autumn fire common name upright stonecrop stonecrop hylotelephium all the usefulness and wide appeal of sedum autumn joy and perhaps surpassing it as the most popular sedum.