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Hylotelephium erythrostictum

Hylotelephium erythrostictum, commonly known as garden stonecrop, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Hylotelephium, belonging to the Crassulaceae family. Hylotelephium erythrostictum reaches on average a height of 30–70 centimetres (12–28 in). The stem is simple and the leaves are opposite, sessile, oblong, and succulent, about 5–7 centimetres (2.0–2.8 in) long. The flat cymes bear many white or pale pink tiny flowers of about 1 centimetre (0.39 in) of diameter, with lanceolate petals. The flowering period extends from September through October in the Northern Hemisphere. It is native to Japan, Korea, Russia and China.

[ "Food science", "Botany", "Horticulture", "Traditional medicine" ]
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