Plant id please!

6 years ago

Just bought this today. I hate it when they just label their plants as a succulent. Tells me nothing! I am hoping it is what I think it is. Thought I would post this on here as you guys are all so clever! Can anyone also please tell me how to propagate it. Like if I chop off its head, down the stem a bit, plant it in some mix, will it root? Many thanks in advance and Happy Christmas to all!

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rina_Ontario,Canada 5a

6 years ago

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That looks like sedum, maybe Autumn Joy or similar. Aka Orpine stonecrop, Garden stonecrop, Live-forever stonecrop, Sedum telephium, Hylotelephium telephium. Easy to propagate from stem cuttings. As clump gets bigger, it could be divided. Will also grow from seeds. Needs good drainage as all succulents do.

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Villain Rose (Zone 11 Qld Australia.)
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6 years ago
Many thanks Rina! Yeh! Just what I thought it was. After it flowers I will be propagating it. We are on water restrictions here.
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rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
6 years ago
Doesn't need too much water - but may not like much the heat if it gets very hot in your location. Otherwise, quite easy to grow. And butterflies and bees like it:)
Villain Rose (Zone 11 Qld Australia.) thanked rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
Villain Rose (Zone 11 Qld Australia.)
Original Author
6 years ago
Thanks so much for the great advice Rina! I'll put it in a bigger pot, with succulent mix. Then I can move it around to a place it likes, and propagate off the main plant to the garden when I am ready. It is very hot here with no rain. Hopefully we will get some rain soon as it is cyclone season. Happy Christmas!
rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
6 years ago
Thank you :) And Happy Christmas to you too.
Villain Rose (Zone 11 Qld Australia.) thanked rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
greenclaws UK, Zone 8a
6 years ago
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Here in the U.K. they tend to grow like a metre wide straggly octopus so to prevent them from sprawling all over the garden and smothering nearby plants we do The Chelsea Chop! In late May when our Chelsea Flower show takes place it’s time to cut all the new growths back down to around 6 inches. You obviously loose the buds that are beginning to develop but the plants soon regenerate, they grow a load more stems, and flowers and they stay compact and tidy! No need for staking with this method and the flowers then open later than usual well into our autumn when the insects are finding it tough to find food. Realise seasons are different for many but if you suffer from floppy ice plants as we call them (Sedum spectabile) this does work brilliantly.

Gill
Villain Rose (Zone 11 Qld Australia.) thanked greenclaws UK, Zone 8a
Villain Rose (Zone 11 Qld Australia.)
Original Author
6 years ago
Many thanks Greenclaws for your reply.

I have never grown this plant before so everyone input is much appreciated. As a keen gardener I keep my eye out for plants that I am interested in and that I haven't grown before. When I walked past this in the store, I had to have it and thought it was a sedum. Never before have I seen this in a nursery up here.

I am also lately buying a few succulents, because the weather is so hot and dry. Our water restrictions have been in for a year now, so I am slowly trying to adapt my garden to suit.

I'm so jealous that you are near the Chelsea flower show, and yes, I will keep in mind the Chelsea chop!

KInd Regards and Happy Christmas!!
Paul MI
6 years ago
I know on this side of the of the pond, many folks who live in areas where water restrictions are the norm, in addition to altering what types of plants they try to grow outside, also make a point to utilize what is sometimes called "grey water" -- the water left over from washing the dishes, for example. Also if you ever cook veggies in boiling water, don't add salt to the water. That way the water, after cooling, can be used to water some of the more "needed" outdoor plants.
Villain Rose (Zone 11 Qld Australia.) thanked Paul MI
Villain Rose (Zone 11 Qld Australia.)
Original Author
6 years ago
Many thanks for your reply Paul!

We are allowed to water the garden four times a week for an hour each with the hand held hose only. I only water twice a week at night, and save what I can from the kitchen to tip in the garden also.

I have made one garden area a save my garden plot as I tend to be a bit of a collector. I have been planting the plants in some of my pots in this garden that I would like to survive, and then concentrate on soaking this garden when I am allowed. So far its working and most plants have survived. I have also mulched this area fairly heavily as I have a garden shredder and alot of palms.

I am hoping it will rain soon as it is cyclone season now, and would just love to turn my irrigation back on as I am sick of holding the hose.

Happy Christmas and thanks again for your advice.