Ice Plant Brilliant

Once known as Sedum Brilliant, Hylotelephium spectabile (Brilliant Group) Brilliant is a compact, bushy, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial, with particularly vivid colouring. Broad, succulent, ovate, leaves are grey-green, on thick, sturdy stems, a beautiful foil for the flowers. In August and September, dense, flat heads of tiny flowers appear, green at first, then bright carmine-pink with deeper pink centres, a magnet for bees and butterflies. Leave the seed-heads on the plant for winter structure, and cut them back as new growth starts in spring. A drought-tolerant, low-maintenance plant, ice plant Brilliant holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Site: Tolerates exposure
Soil: Any light, well-drained soil, preferably neutral to alkaline
Position: Full sun
Season of interest: Late summer to early autumn
Hardiness: Very hardy
Height: 18” (45cm) Spread: 18” (45cm)