The stonecrop (Sedum), also known as stonecrop, does not have high site requirements. The plant thrives almost anywhere, whether in the garden or in window boxes. By propagating cuttings, you gain many young plants of the same variety, which, for example, provide enough material for an elegant border planting. Older perennials can be propagated and rejuvenated by division.
The sedum can be propagated by cuttings, for example
Propagation by cuttings
As a thick-leaved plant, the sedum plant is best propagated by leaf cuttings; i.e. H. a single leaf is enough to grow a new plant from it. In this way, non-flowering shoots can be used wonderfully as cuttings. The best time to propagate cuttings is in spring between April and May.
- Cut off mature, well-developed and healthy leaves.
- Let this dry for a day or two so that a protective layer of dry tissue can form at the wound site.
- Then put the leaves in a planter with the stem end down.
- This is filled with a sand-peat mixture.
- Only the base of the leaf is covered by substrate.
The cuttings can be planted in their designated place as soon as new leaves have formed.
propagation by division
Specimens that have grown very large can be multiplied and rejuvenated by division in the spring. In addition
- carefully dig out the perennial with the help of a digging fork.
- Now remove the adhering soil (e.g. by shaking it off)
- and check the roots for any damage.
- Tear the plant apart with your hands.
- Alternatively, you can also use a spade.
- Each part must have at least one shoot and strong roots.
- Plant the divided seedlings immediately in the previously determined location.
- Water the young sedum thoroughly.
Of course you can also put the plants in pots.
sow sedum
If you want to collect seeds yourself, simply leave the faded inflorescences where they are and collect the ripe seeds in October or November, depending on the type and variety of sedum. In the spring, simply sow the fine seeds in large cubes on the prepared soil (dig it up thoroughly and crumble it finely) and moisten it. Since the sedum plant belongs to the light germs, it is not necessary to cover it with earth or sand. Alternatively, simply leave the seeds on the plant, because the fat hens sow themselves very reliably.
tips
In addition, sprouts of the sedum plant are sometimes offered in the trade, which are also simply scattered and quickly take root.