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Key characteristics

Family: Crassulaceae
Height: 12 to 18 in
Width: 12 to 18 in
Flower color: Soft pink flowers that eventually develop brick red tones as they age
Foliage color: Variegated green leaves edged with creamy yellow that lightens later in the season
Bloom time: Late summer to early fall
Light: Full sun
Water: Low to moderate moisture
Maintenance: Low, remove spent flower clusters in late fall or early spring, divide clumps if centers thin with age
Growing zone: USDA zones 3 to 9
Wildlife: Bees, butterflies, late-season pollinators

Perennials

Sedum telephium 'Lajos'

Autumn Charm Sedum

Sedum telephium 'Lajos' features fleshy, gray-green leaves edged with creamy yellow margins that often lighten toward near-white as the season progresses. In late summer to early fall, dense clusters of buds open into rounded heads of numerous tiny star-shaped, soft pink blossoms that can deepen to richer tones as bloom season advances.

In garden settings, 'Lajos' is well suited to borders, mixed perennial beds, rock gardens, and container plantings where its colorful leaves and prolonged floral display enrich late-season interest.

Light

Full sun

Water

Low to moderate moisture

Bloom time

Late summer to early fall

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Sun Gardens
Pollinator Gardens
Waterwise Gardens
Containers

Companion plants

Salvias · Shasta daisies · Asters · Catmint · Coreopsis · Bearded irises

Design tip

Fall bloom is its strength, and it earns a place near a path or seating area used late in the year. Give it open sun and room to fill out, and repeat it in threes or fives so the planting reads as one sweep instead of scattered dots.