species
Hylotelephium telephium
Orpine · Live-forever · witch's moneybags
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Hylotelephium telephium is a perennial in the family Crassulaceae, also known as Orpine, Live-forever or witch's moneybags, native to the UK. It reaches 60 cm tall and 50 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam, sand or chalk soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from August to September. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 60 cm tall × 50 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Sand, Chalk
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Native
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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