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Hylotelephium cauticola
Species of succulent / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hylotelephium cauticola, the cliff stonecrop, syn. Sedum cauticola, is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, native to Hokkaido, Japan. Growing to 8 cm (3 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) wide, it is a carpet-forming succulent perennial with trailing stems of pink-tinged grey-green round leaves, and purplish pink star-shaped flowers in autumn.[2][3]
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Hylotelephium cauticola | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Crassulaceae |
Genus: | Hylotelephium |
Species: | H. cauticola |
Binomial name | |
Hylotelephium cauticola | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Sedum cauticola Praeger |
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The specific epithet cauticola means "growing on cliffs", referring to the plant's favoured habitat.[4]
It is grown in rock gardens and alpine gardens in alkaline to neutral soil. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]