SucculentsAutumn Joy Sedum
Sedum spectabile
Autumn Joy Sedum (Sedum spectabile) is a slow-growing succulent, hardy in USDA zones 3-9, that matures to about 0.3-2 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade in well-drained, occasionally-dry and very-dry soil. Expect yellow, green and orange blooms in fall, spring and summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and pollinators, stands up well to drought, dry soil and heat, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 3-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Mature size
- 0.3-2 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry, Very-dry
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White
- Bloom season
- Fall, Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Pollinators, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Drought, Dry soil, Heat, Poor soil
- Native to
- East Asia
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Autumn Joy Sedum is hardy to about -40°F (estimated from USDA zone 3), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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