Sedum telephium 

Live-Forever

Names and Myths

Sedum sitting

telephium for Telephus son of Hercules.

Live-ForeverLive-Forever

Natural history / Folklore

Plant can be grown from a leaf fragment, hence the name live-for-ever. Frequent escape from cultivation, native to Europe.

Description

September. Large obovate or oval leaves that are sessile on the flowering stem. Flowers red-purple.

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