Showy stonecrop (Hylotelephium spectabile)
Care, watering, light and tips for Showy stonecrop on Floravia.
Quick facts
- Family: Crassulaceae
- Difficulty: Easy to care for
- Watering: every 10 days
- Light: Full sun
- Temperature: 5–35 °C
About Showy stonecrop
Hylotelephium spectabile, commonly known as Autumn Stonecrop or 'oktoberbergknapp', is a robust and low-maintenance perennial succulent, valued for its dense clusters of pink or crimson flowers that emerge in late summer and early autumn. Its fleshy, grayish-green leaves form compact clumps, providing texture and visual interest to the garden even when not in bloom. It is ideal for rock gardens, sunny borders, and low-maintenance landscapes, attracting pollinators like bees and butterflies.
Native range
Northeastern China and Korea
Care tips
It requires full sun for optimal flowering and compact growth, although it tolerates some partial shade. Watering should be moderate; it is drought-tolerant once established, so it's crucial to let the soil dry out completely between waterings to prevent root rot. It prefers well-drained soils, even poor or sandy ones. A common mistake is overwatering, which can lead to leggy plants and susceptibility to diseases.
How to save a dying Showy stonecrop
- Warning signs
- Soft, yellowing or blackened leaves at base, drooping stems.
- First aid
- Remove damaged leaves, check roots for rot, repot in dry, well-draining substrate.
- What kills it
- Overwatering, especially in winter; root rot.
- Can it be saved?
- Yes, if you act fast and there's no severe rot.