Stonecrop – Pink for Every Occasion
Pink stonecrop is a warm, natural flower that's perfect when you want to express your feelings without overdoing it. It is the classic garden sedum, Hylotelephium telephium, in its most familiar form: broad, flat heads of tiny rose-pink star flowers held on strong stems above fleshy, blue-green leaves. Varieties such as 'Herbstfreude' (Autumn Joy) and 'Brilliant' start soft pink and slowly deepen to copper and rust as the season turns, so a bouquet of pink stonecrop is never quite the same two weeks running.
Easy to Care For and Long-Lasting
Stonecrop is remarkably easy to look after, making it ideal even for those without green fingers. As a cut flower it wants fresh water, a recut stem and a spot away from direct heat, and because its leaves store moisture it copes well if the vase runs a little low. The heads hold their shape for a long time and dry beautifully, so the bouquet keeps giving. Stonecrop has almost no scent, which makes it a perfect companion for fragrant roses, dahlias and herbs.
Safe for Your Pets
A great advantage of pink stonecrop is that it is regarded as non-toxic to cats and dogs. If you have pets at home, you don't need to worry about this flower harming them, which makes it an excellent choice for any household.
Season and Occasions
In the UK stonecrop flowers from late summer into autumn, so pink stonecrop is at its best from August to October. Its gentle colour and quiet elegance suit birthdays, harvest-time thank-yous and sympathy bouquets alike, and its late-season timing makes it a natural choice when the summer flowers are fading.
