• Sedum chocolate cherry with deep pink blooms and dark green leaves in a garden.
  • Sedum chocolate cherry with pink blooms and dark burgundy foliage in a garden setting.
  • Sedum chocolate cherry close-up with tightly packed pink blooms and dark leaves.
  • Sedum roots with brown fibrous texture on a rustic wooden surface.
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Sedum Roots - Chocolate Cherry

Provides late season color summer through fall

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About the Variety

Key Features

Frost Tolerant
Heat Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Prefers Lean Soil
Container Friendly
Attracts Bees
Attracts Butterflies
Easy to Grow
Perfect for Cut Flowers
Perfect for Borders
Perfect for Dried Flowers
Perfect for Xeriscaping
Medicinal
Reduces Erosion
Deer Resistant
Rodent Resistant
Rabbit Resistant

Plant Details

BOTANICAL NAME

Sedum telephium

LIFE CYCLE

  • Perennial

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

  • Full Sun

GROWTH HABIT

  • Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

  • 14 inches

COLOR

  • Black
  • Red

A special dark-leaved selection, Chocolate Cherry Sedum contrasts its almost black leaves with its pinkish-red blossoms. The dramatic color combination brings interest to garden beds, and patio containers equally. With a strong disease resistance, Chocolate Cherry blooms summer through late fall. It can tolerate conditions of drought and precipitation as long as it is planted in well-drained soil. Chocolate Cherry grows strong and tidy with a well-branched structure in full sun.

  • • Unique color contrast between foliage and flowers
  • • Makes an exceptional container planting
  • • Star-shaped flowers

Planting Information

PLANTING SEASON

  • Spring

PLANTING DEPTH

  • Top of root ball should be even with soil surface

WATER NEEDS

  • Low

PLANT SPACING

  • 18 to 24 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9

Planting Guide

View our Sedum Roots Planting Guide to learn more.

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Sedum Roots - Chocolate Cherry

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Sedum Roots - Chocolate Cherry FAQs

What size bulbs will I receive with Chocolate Cherry Sedum?

Chocolate Cherry Sedum is graded No. 1.

Is Chocolate Cherry Sedum resistant to animals or disease?

Chocolate Cherry Sedum is deer resistant and rabbit resistant, meaning deer and rabbits generally avoid it due to its taste, texture, or aroma.

What type of bulb is Chocolate Cherry Sedum grown from?

Chocolate Cherry Sedum is grown from a root.

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