Showy stonecrop
Hylotelephium spectabile (Boreau) H.Ohba
- light
- Sun–part
- water
- —
- tall
- 46 cm
- wide
- 46 cm
Crassulaceae
Formerly Anacampseros spectabilis, Sedum spectabile
When it flowers
JFMAMJJASOND
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNC State Extension lists it as mildly poisonous (flowers, leaves, stems) (25 Oct 2026)
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- Succulent perennialKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- SW. Primorye to N. & EC. China and KoreaKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun to part shade (3 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 30 cm to 61 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 30 cm to 61 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- Red, pink, brownRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -34.4 °C (USDA zone 4a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: water, heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (3)
- Chinese
- 石蝴蝶, 石头菜, 长药八宝
- Simplified Chinese
- 石头菜, 五尜菜, 蝎子掌
- Czech
- rozchodník nádherný
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 2.5
- 3D model: Hylotelephium spectabile (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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