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Joy of Autumn
Sedum, a favorite late-season garden
perennial, is happy in containers, too.
BY ERIC L1SKEY
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PHOTOS PETE KRUMHARDT
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Go shopping!
Fall is the time for
Sedum
. These cheery
autumn bloomers
peak just as garden
centers offer fall-
clearance specials.
So shop now—you
can first use the
sedum to refresh fall
pots. Then, after the
containers are past
their prime, plant
these perennials in
the ground and enjoy
them for years to
come. Besides those
pictured here,
dependable late-
season varieties
include Autumn Fire'
(Zones 3-10), an
improvement of the
old Autumn Joy* with
stronger bloom; and
purple *
Vera Jameson'
(Zones 3-9),
A mid- to late-sum m er
bloom er,
Sedum
telephium
N a tro n a ’
(Zones j -
8
)?
top,,
brings
calm to plantings w ith
its purplish foliage.
The soft, jew el-tone
bloom s of
Sedum
‘Ruby
Glow
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(Zones 5-9)? fcftj
m ix serenely w ith
pansies and ivy in th is
fall container.
B ETTER HO M ES A M ) G ARDENS
OCTOREEÎ 2 0 lO
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