Xenox orpine
Hylotelephium telephium 'Xenox'
RHS AGM 2005
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Xenox' orpine (Hylotelephium telephium 'Xenox') is a clumping perennial for borders, rock gardens, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. It tolerates drought and keeps its leaves through the year. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Blonde Ambition blue grama, Nodding onion, and Limeglow creeping juniper.