Sedum 'Autumn Joy' isn't the most spectacular perennial around,
but it's got a lot going for it.It looks great all season, and asks so little in return.
In the fall, when most other perennials have petered out,
Autumn Joy Sedum is just coming into its glory.
Grasses, which are also in their prime in the fall,
are enhanced by the
rusty red of Autumn Joy Sedum.
Lamb's Ears (Stachys byzantina) and Hosta round out the composition.
are enhanced by the
rusty red of Autumn Joy Sedum.
Lamb's Ears (Stachys byzantina) and Hosta round out the composition.
Although Sedum 'Autumn Joy' waits until fall for its color, its
flowers form throughout the summer and provide striking textural interest -
here they front Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea).
The round white summer flowers of Autumn Joy Sedum act as a
bright white exclamation point
in the midst of blue Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia to the rear),
blue Catnip (Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low' in the front),
with pink roses and Hydrangea on the left.
As summer progresses, the puffball flowers
slowly turn pink.
slowly turn pink.
The deep fall flowers complement
pale blue Russian Sage flowers (Perovskia atriplicifolia in the background) and
Blue False Indigo foliage (Baptisia australis in the left foreground).
pale blue Russian Sage flowers (Perovskia atriplicifolia in the background) and
Blue False Indigo foliage (Baptisia australis in the left foreground).
Autumn Joy Sedum
brings out the red in branches of
Variegated Tatarian Dogwood (Cornus alba 'Elegantissima').
Cornus Alba 'Bailhalo' Ivory Halo is a smaller Tatarian Dogwood for smaller spaces.
Chrysanthemums and the
crimson fall leaves of Plumbago (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)
complement Sedum 'Autumn Joy'.
Gray, fuzzy Lamb's Ears (Stachys byzantina) layer welll with Sedum 'Autumn Joy'
A colorful fall show of
Crimson Pygmy Barberry (Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Pygmy'),
Sedum 'Autumn Joy',
Maiden Grass (Miscanthus sinensis) and
Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida).