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| I picked these lovely sedums up today at a local nursery. As soon as I seen them I knew I had to get them. Then I seen they were only $12 each which i thought was really good.
Now I have a few questions for you guys. First of all can you confirm what they are. I'm pretty sure this one is a Autumn Joy Sedum
And I think this one is an Autumn Delight Sedum....can you confirm?
Next question....Even though these are super the way they are, I would like to divide them to make several nice size plants. Can I do that safely without hurting them? Sedums do well in full sun, but I have a spot that is full shade with morning sun. Will the autumn delight be ok in that area? |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sat, May 14, 11 at 16:06
| lack of green tissue will not be happy in shade.. and probably green up ... they root easily .. i would not go dividing such a lush plant with the heat of summer coming .... either enjoy them as they are.. and divide in fall ... or root a couple small pieces ... otherwise they will probably flop and look bad all summer ken |
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| I just split 3 sedums today that were almost as large as yours. The divide easily for me. The 3 plants I have in full sun have better than my sedums in full shade. T.J. |
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| I just took a few pics of the sedums I planted. I doubled them. I hope they develop their red colouration once the summer sun comes.
T.J. |
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- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Sat, May 14, 11 at 18:12
| Sedums root very easily by just sticking the stems in the dirt, so another option would be to take some tips and multiply them that way. I had one of those variegated ones before and the next year it started to revert to all green. I hope yours does better! Sedum is one of my favs, no matter what color. |
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- Posted by kterlep 5/6 (kterlep@gmail.com) on Sun, May 15, 11 at 18:56
| If I could get $12 for every Autumn Joy I had I would be rich. The pot's nice though. :) I have found that this time of year you can cut AJ's off (like a buzz cut) and put all the cuttings in wet potting soil. In a month your plant won't know you did anything to it, and by next year, your "trimmings" will be a box of new plants. :) Kate |
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