Chocolate Truffle Sedum

Dark Succulent Foliage
Late Pink Blooms
Compact Garden Texture

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Chocolate Truffle Sedum

Sunlight
Can grow in a range from full sun to partial shade. They need at least six hours of direct, unfiltered sunlight per day.
Watering
Regular watering schedule for the first six months. Once established, rainwater should be sufficient.
Fertilizing
Should not need any extra fertilizer unless your entire lawn and garden have problems and needs regular fertilizing.

Chocolate Truffle Sedum

Chocolate Truffle Sedum is a compact succulent perennial prized for dark chocolate-bronze foliage, tidy texture, and late-season flower color. This easy-care stonecrop adds bold contrast to sunny borders, rock gardens, patio containers, edging, and low-maintenance mixed perennial plantings.

Why choose Chocolate Truffle Sedum?

Choose Chocolate Truffle Sedum for its rich foliage color and compact, garden-friendly habit. The dark leaves bring depth beside silver foliage, ornamental grasses, coneflowers, daylilies, and other sun-loving perennials. Its succulent texture offers a polished look with minimal care, while clusters of small pink flowers add seasonal color and pollinator appeal. It is especially useful in front-of-border plantings, rock gardens, dry slopes, and containers where strong drainage and sun help the plant show its best color.

Key Characteristics

Botanical Name: Sedum ‘Chocolate Truffle’
Common Name: Chocolate Truffle Sedum, Stonecrop
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial succulent
Growth Habit: Compact, mounding to spreading clump

Chocolate Truffle Sedum Additional Information

Chocolate Truffle Sedum features fleshy, dark chocolate to bronze-toned foliage that gives the plant ornamental value long before flowers appear. In late summer to early fall, clusters of small star-shaped pink blooms rise above the foliage, adding soft color and providing nectar for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. The plant’s compact form makes it easy to tuck along walkways, into sunny mixed borders, or among stones where its foliage color can be appreciated up close.

Like many hardy sedums, Chocolate Truffle Sedum is deciduous in colder climates. Foliage and stems may dry down after frost, with fresh new growth returning from the crown in spring. Leave seedheads standing through fall for added texture if desired, then clean up old stems before new growth begins. This sedum performs best where soil drains freely, making it a natural fit for rock gardens, raised beds, sunny slopes, and patio containers.

Planting & Care

1. Planting: Plant Chocolate Truffle Sedum in full sun to bright part sun, choosing a site with excellent drainage. Set the crown level with the surrounding soil and loosen heavy soil with mineral grit or compost to improve structure.

2. Watering: Water regularly after planting until roots are established. Once settled in, allow the soil to dry somewhat between waterings, especially in containers or during cool weather.

3. Mulching: Use a light layer of gravel, small stone, or minimal organic mulch around the plant. Keep mulch away from the crown so air can circulate and the base stays healthy.

4. Pruning: Remove spent flower stems or winter-worn growth in late winter to early spring before new shoots emerge. Trim lightly after bloom if a tidier look is preferred.

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FAQs

How big does Chocolate Truffle Sedum get?
Chocolate Truffle Sedum is typically compact, often growing about 6 to 12 inches tall with a spreading clump around 12 to 18 inches wide, depending on sunlight, soil, and climate.
Does Chocolate Truffle Sedum need full sun?
Yes. Full sun encourages the richest foliage color, strongest growth, and best flowering. It can grow in bright part sun, but color may be less intense in lower light.
When does Chocolate Truffle Sedum bloom?
Chocolate Truffle Sedum usually blooms in late summer to early fall, producing clusters of small pink star-shaped flowers above the dark succulent foliage.

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Full Sun
Watering
Flowering

Mature Height	Small: Up to 2 ft
Mature Spread	0-5 ft
Growth Rate	Fast, Moderate
Botanical Name	Hylotelephium telephium ‘Cherry Truffle’
Bloom Time	Early Fall, Late Summer
Deer Resistant	Usually
Flower Color	Pink
Family	Crassulaceae
Hardiness Zones	4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Light Needs	Full Sun
Maintenance	Low
Size	#1 Container

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Growing Zones 4-9 Outdoors

(Hardy down to -30)

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