Neon Sedum (Sedum spectabile 'Neon'): Electric Pink Flower Power

Overview

Neon Sedum (Sedum spectabile 'Neon', often Hylotelephium 'Neon') lives up to its name with intensely vivid, neon-pink flower heads that glow in the late summer garden. The foliage is a clean, light green, providing a perfect backdrop. The flat-topped clusters are large and densely packed, covering the plant for weeks. Bees and butterflies swarm it. Upright, clumping habit to 18–24 inches. A sport of 'Brilliant', it's more compact and intensely colored. Superb for borders, mass planting, and cut flowers.

Key Features

• Flowers: Intense neon-pink; large, flat corymbs; late summer–fall.
• Foliage: Light green, smooth; upright stems.
• Habit: Upright, clumping; 18–24 in tall.
• Origin: Sport of 'Brilliant'; more vivid color.

Care Guidelines

Light

Full sun.

Water

Low once established. Drought-tolerant.

Soil

Average, well-drained.

Maintenance

Cut back late winter. Divide spring.

Taxonomy

Family:	Crassulaceae
Genus:	Sedum (SEE-dum)
Species:	spectabile (speck-TAB-ih-lee)
Cultivar:	Neon
Synonym:	Hylotelephium