• 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

SEED TYPE

  • Root

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

  • Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

  • Summer through Late Fall

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

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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.

    Customer Reviews

    Overall rating: 3.3 / 5 from 4 reviews.

    Customer photo review of Sedum Roots - Chocolate Cherry

    My 2 roots have sprouted and are growing many shoots in a clump, one planted in morning sun and one in full afternoon sun 4 weeks ago. Zone 4. Foliage color matches the photo. I have highly alkaline soil (pH 8), which means plants often struggle, but these seem to be doing okay. Early June so not yet in bloom, which is why I left that part of the review neutral.

    Candacec 5/5 Verified

    Sedum Roots - Chocolate Cherry

    Customer photo review of Sedum Roots - Chocolate Cherry

    The plants grew but the color of the leaves is not what i see in the picture and was the reason for the order

    Arpan 2/5

    Sedum Roots - Chocolate Cherry

    Store owner replied: Hello Arpan. We appreciate you taking the time to report these findings so we can share them with our growers in hopes of preventing such occurrences moving forward. We strive to ensure accuracy of our products and can share in your frustrations, as we wish for all customers to be satisfied with their purchase. We're happy that we were able to come to a satisfactory resolution for you and look forward to continuing gardening with you!

    These roots arrived looking healthy and have grown some since I put them in the ground a few months ago.

    Jolene C. 5/5 Verified

    Sedum Roots - Chocolate Cherry

    I do not recommend these bulbs. I followed all the planting instructions but these sedum roots did not germinate and grow. Unfortunately, it was a waste of money.

    H.t. 1/5

    Sedum Roots - Chocolate Cherry

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