Hylotelephium telephium subsp. maximum

Plant Characteristics

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Scientific Names

Read about Hylotelephium telephium subsp. maximum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Sedum maximum, Suter (S. macrophyllum, Hort. Vilm.). Perennial, stout and bushy: sts. 1-2 ft. high, erect, green or purple: lvs. opposite, sessile, spreading, st.- clasping, 2 1/2 in. long, ovate-acute, more or less cordate, crenate or dentate: fls. whitish, in terminal and lateral cymes, on long peduncles, forming a loose panicle; cymes rather globose and many-fld.; sepals deltoid-lanceolate; petals lanceolate, with the tips spotted with red: anthers reddish, projecting. Eu., Caucasus, and N. W. Asia. Gn. 27, p. 316.—A very variable species and occurs in many forms. A fine border plant, but is apt to become straggly in the fall and to need support. Var. haematodes, Mast. (S. atropurpureum, Hort., not Turcz. S. maximum var. atropurpureum, Hort. S. macrophyllum var. atropurpureum, Hort.), has sts. erect, glabrous, 1 1/2 – 2 1/2 ft. high; lvs. opposite, oblong-ovate, bronzy or dark purple; petals whitish, red-tipped. G.C. II. 10:337. Var. purpureum, Hort. (S. macrophyllum var. purpureum, Hort.), is a purple-lvd. form questionably different from the preceding variety. Var. variegatum, Hort., has been offered in the trade as a form with green-and-gold foliage. Var. versicolor, Van Houtte (S. Rodigasii, Hort.), is a form with pink sts. and lvs. heavily variegated with white, their margins pink. F.S. 16:1669. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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