species 15,978 observations
Orpine
Hylotelephium telephium
Field notes
Hylotelephium telephium (synonym Sedum telephium), known as orpine, livelong, frog's-stomach, harping Johnny, life-everlasting, live-forever, midsummer-men, Orphan John, witch's moneybags, and garden stonecrop is a succulent perennial plant of the family Crassulaceae native to Eurasia. The flowers are held in dense heads and can be reddish or yellowish-white. A number of cultivars, often with purplish leaves, are grown in gardens as well as hybrids between this species and the related Hylotelephium spectabile (iceplant), especially the popular 'Herbstfreude' ('Autumn Joy'). Occasionally garden plants may escape and naturalise as has happened in parts of North America.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Variegated Fritillary, Phoebus Apollo, Garden Tiger, Great Brocade
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw, Redpoll
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Hunt's Bumble Bee, Painted Lady
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained Moist
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Plant type
- Perennial Herbaceous perennial Succulent
From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.