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Completely unable to resist such a stunning herbaceous plant. I have absolutely nowhere suitable to grow it but I don't care. I bought it for a couple of quid from a 'shed' retailer who pied it high and sold it cheap. Plant Delights Nursery say: "This stunning sport of Sedum 'Autumn Joy' comes from Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennials, who named his new find after his dad, Lajos (pronounced Lai'-osh). Each leaf of Sedum 'Lajos' is bordered by a wide band of creamy white, which reduces the speed, vigor, and size compared to the parent. Our mature clump never exceeds 1' tall x 1' wide, and is topped in September with a broccoli-like flower head that starts off white then morphs to pink and finally reddish-brown ...my newest favorite plant!" Brent Horvath says on his Intrinsic Introductions website: "A variegated form of Sedum 'Autumn Joy', Autumn CharmTM has creamy yellow edges with green centers. In mid- September white buds turn to pink, then russet red. A four season plant with a form that is very stable. On a personal note, 'Lajos' is our first patented plant, named for my charming dad who emigrated from Hungary." Recent changes in the extensive halls of Sedum nomenclature would make this a Hylotelephium now. The plant patent (USPP14421)says: "A naturally occurring sport or mutation of Sedum telephium Autumn Joy characterized by a butter yellow edge to the foliage, compared to the all green leaves of Sedum telephium Autumn Joy. The parent plant, Sedum telephium Autumn Joy is of hybrid origin between Sedum telephium and Sedum spectabile. The new plant was found as a Single 1 gallon plant by the inventor among a block of 1 gallon Sedum telephium Autumn Joy at a wholesale perennial nursery in Harvard, Ill. in 1997. The selection of this plant was due to it's variegated foliage. In 1999 we planted four plants out in three different locations. To date these four plants have not had any reverting. The new Sedum has shown to be stable and identical in reproduction to the parent after rooting over 500 vegetative tip cuttings from 1998 to 2002. " |
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