Does anyone recognize this plant? (flowers, grow, autumn, south)
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Someone in my building picked up this plant at the home store last year but it didn't have a tag identifying the type of plant. The leaves kind of look like succulents but it has enjoyed plenty of waterings without any ill effects. It is planted in a southern-exposure location in Chicago, which hasn't been too hot this year--low 80s/upper 70s most of the summer. The pink blooms started sprouting earlier this month and took a few weeks to open.
Maybe not 'Autumn Joy', but definitely Sedum spectabile. There's more than one named cultivar of S. spectabile in commerce. http://plantfacts.osu.edu/pdf/0247-1029.pdf I grow three myself - 'Autumn Joy', 'Matrona', and 'Variegata'.
I see why you'd think that, but there are some noticeable differences.
Sedum flowers look like stars, the five petals are clearly defined and pointed, and are borne in dense heads that resemble broccoli. The ovary is above the petals, and often deeply colored - https://duckduckgo.com/?q=sedum+flow...ax=1&ia=images
Kalanchoe flowers have four (or if double, the number of petals is divisible by four) rounded petals pointed at the tip, which arise from a tube. The ovary is down inside the tube. There are fewer flowers in a head, and the head is much looser. Also, the leaves usually have some scalloping. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=kalanchoe+...a=images&iax=1
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