| Description | Sedum Firecracker (Hylotelephium) is a tough, low-growing ground cover Sedum. The succulent foliage starts mint green and then turns burgundy. The plant is topped with starry pink flowers in late summer. |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full for best color and compact plants |
| Moisture | average, dry |
| Soil & Site | average, well-drained, dry |
| Flowers | pink, starry, on short stems in clusters |
| Leaves | small succulent, start minty green changing to burgundy, the more sun the darker the color |
| Stems | creeping |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 4-6 inches by up to 18 inches (HS) ground cover, spreading |
| Maintenance | cutting back to maintain form |
| Propagation | PP#26,595, cuttings, division |
| Native Site | "Hylotelephium is a genus of about 400 species found mainly in the mountainous areas of North America but some also in dry areas of South America" (#144) |
| Cultivar Origin | 'Firecracker' is part of the SunSparkler® series from the breeding program of Chris Hansen. U.S. Plant Patent PP#26,595 was awarded on April 5, 2016. |
| Misc Facts | "Genus name comes from the Latin word sedeo meaning to sit in reference to the general growing habit of many of the Sedums (they sit and sprawl over rocks) (#144) |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens website (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #274-Gardenia (www.gardenia.net), Site author's observations and growing experience |
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