Orpine - Sedum telephium

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Orpine - Sedum telephium
© Dr Chris Gibson/English Nature

Everything about this plant makes it stand out, from its tall and robust reddish stems to its dense, plate-like heads of red-purple, hermaphrodite flowers. Orpine has the typical waxy, toothed, oval leaves of sedums. These leaves are arranged alternately up the length of the stem.

Though widely naturalised, orpine is a probable native plant of open woods, hedgebanks and limestone rocks. It makes a striking addition to a border or a woodland edge planting.

Animals

Butterflies, Moths

Foliage	Green
Flower	Purple, July to September
Moisture	(Dry)
Sunlight	(Part-shade)
Origin	Native