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What does sedum look like

Sedum is widely used to create harmonious landscape compositions.

There are more than 600 species of sedums, strikingly different from each other in the shape of the leaves, their color, height and structure of the plant. Among other succulents, they can be recognized by a number of common features.

What family does it belong to

Rejuvenated - a bright representative of the Tolstyankov family. These can be miniature ground cover sediments, plants of medium height, as well as upright powerful herbaceous shrubs.

The unifying features of the species are:

• the ability to accumulate moisture in all parts of the plant, which leads to a thickened structure of leaves, stems and roots;
• lack of petioles, leaves are attached directly to the shoot;
• ability to withstand very hot climates and long periods of drought.

The history of the appearance and characteristics of the plant

The sedum plant, varieties and species that have been described thousands of years ago, was previously referred to as a succulent native to America and Africa. On the territory of the CIS, sedums were also widespread, they were grown many hundreds of years ago, so it is difficult to call it rare.

Stonecrops include stunted and tall herbaceous varieties of succulents. They can be perennial or biennial. They are divided into tropical forms, grown in indoor conditions, and winter-hardy species, suitable for use in landscape design.

Sedum false Sedum spurium has gained great popularity due to its exuberant flowering in the form of a dense "cap" that completely covers the foliage

A succulent plant has the following characteristics:

• The form. Ground cover creeping or bush erect plant. The height can range from 4-5 to 80 cm.
• Leaves. Petiolate, oppositely located, pressed to the stem. They are cylindrical or flat. Fleshy and firm to the touch, thickened, covered with a bluish bloom.
• Color. Most sedums have a bluish-green color, but there are also varieties with a pink, red-burgundy color of leaves, turning into light spots. The color of the plant can vary depending on the lighting and the composition of the soil in the place of growth.
• Bloom. Sedum blooms in summer or autumn. They have dense umbellate inflorescences consisting of small star flowers. The inflorescences are colored white, yellow, pink, blue or red. They give off a pleasant aroma that attracts insects.

The benefits of the plant

The plant has unique medicinal properties, general tonic and strengthening effect. Some varieties of stonecrops are widely used in traditional medicine.

Note! On their basis, highly effective drugs are produced. The most valuable are 3 types:

The most valuable are 3 types:

• The sedum is large or purple. It has anti-inflammatory, tonic, stimulating and wound healing effects. Antineoplastic drugs are made on its basis. It is also an effective biogenic stimulant that does not cause side effects. In medicine, it is used as an adjuvant for the treatment of kidney diseases, nervous disorders, diseases of the bladder and oncology.
• Sedum is prominent. Preparations prepared on the basis of succulent are used to treat anemia, epilepsy, chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, lung diseases, etc. The plant is also used as a tonic that increases immunity.
• Acrid sedum.It has an analgesic and diuretic effect. Preparations based on it are used to treat non-healing wounds and burns, diseases such as dropsy, anemia, jaundice and tuberculosis of the skin.

Sedum Big or Thick-leaved accelerates metabolic processes in tissues, promotes their regeneration

It also has a general tonic, immunostimulating effect on the body.

In folk medicine, the plant is also widely used:

• water tincture on the leaves of stonecrop helps well with intestinal disorders, kidney and heart diseases, it is used for vitamin deficiency and scurvy;
• fresh sedum juice is taken to treat inflammation of the organs of the female reproductive system, is effective for epilepsy;
• dried leaves and root of the plant are used for rheumatism and arthritis;
• fresh sedum leaves crushed into gruel are applied in the form of compresses to soften calluses;
• pickled leaves of the plant are taken for sexual impotence and female infertility.

Note! Fresh stonecrop juice contains citric, oxalic and malic acids, as well as traces of alkaloids

Levisia

The place for landing should be chosen half-shade. Direct rays are bad for plant health. It is recommended to cover the root collar with gravel to avoid waterlogging. There are two ways to grow outdoors: sowing seeds before winter (late October) and placing seedlings closer to summer.

Representatives of this vegetation hibernate under a glass jar cover, which prevents excess moisture from entering the ground parts of the plant during the thaw period. Deciduous specimens tolerate frost even without shelter

Caution should be observed when watering: water must fall strictly into the root zone, without touching the leaf outlet. With prolonged precipitation, it is required to limit moisture by covering the bushes with halves of plastic containers

Blooming Levisia in the composition

Description

The sedum genus (another name for the genus is sedum) includes drought-resistant perennials and biennials with a specific structure of stems and leaves. A characteristic feature of all stonecrops is the ability to accumulate and retain moisture in the tissues of the fleshy leaves.

This important property allows sedums to easily tolerate prolonged drought.

Like all leafy succulents, stonecrops have the following distinctive features:

• the presence of a cuticle (protective waxy shell) on the leaves and stems;
• thick stems and round fleshy leaves;
• superficial root system and light color of leaves (in most species).

The length of the stems of representatives of the described genus can vary in the range from 15 to 60 centimeters or more. Stems of most stonecrop species are strong, curved or creeping at the base, straight or ascending. Leaves are fleshy, elliptical, ovoid or broadly lanceolate. The color of the leaves can be bluish, pale or dark green, pale red. In some species, the color of the leaves can change during the season.

Sedums bloom in late spring, summer or autumn. The flowering period in some varieties can be several months.

Plant varieties sedum or sedum

Sedum. Its varieties and care for it - video

In the domestic open spaces, you can find the following types of stonecrop:

• White;
• Caucasian;
• caustic;
• thick-leaved;
• Kamchatka;
• false;
• prominent;
• big;
• purple.

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Sedum caustic

The second name of the plant is hare cabbage.A plant growing on the edges of forests, on rocks and meadows is considered poisonous.

Photo Sedum caustic

used in folk medicine in the treatment of hepatitis, epilepsy, atherosclerosis, scurvy and fever.Medicines prepared on the basis of this plant normalize the digestive tract, increase hemoglobin, lower blood pressure, promote urination, and help get rid of warts and calluses.

Sedum Caucasian is also used in folk medicine in the form of a poultice in the treatment of rheumatism or wounds on the skin.
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Sedum white

The sedum white is very similar to the acrid look.In nature, it is found in the Transcaucasus. It is often used in traditional medicine.

Sedum false

Flowers appear on the surface, painted in pink, purple or red tones. False sedum is famous for the following varieties:Album, Album Superboom, Bronze Carpet, Salmoneum, Bluet.

Among the popular varieties of Kamchatka stonecrop are:

• "Weichenstephaner Gol", famous for the abundant flowering of small greenish buds.
• Golden Carpe, a plant with green foliage and a yellow flower basket.

Thick-leaved sedum

has distinctive external features - reddish endings of leaf plates, the length of which is 4 cm.For this feature, the people call thick-leaved sedum "the nose of a drunkard."

Common sedum is famous for its varieties:

• "Matrona" with erect stems and pink inflorescences;
• "Linda Windsor" with beard-colored stems, reddish foliage and dark red flowers.

Sedum after flowering

How and when to collect sedum seeds

Sedum grown from seeds, as we have already mentioned, do not retain varietal characteristics. In addition, sedum blooms until the very frost and goes under the snow with green leaves, so collecting its seeds is very difficult. And is it necessary to collect seeds if you can easily propagate stonecrop by cuttings or dividing a bush?

Preparing stonecrop for winter

After the first real frosts, it is better to cut off sedum, leaving only 3-4 cm of shoots above the ground, which must be sprinkled with earth. Cut shoots can be rooted and planted in the garden next year. Some gardeners do not prune sedum - they like the look of sedum powdered with snow. But during the winter sedum will lose its attractiveness, and it will still have to be cut off in the spring.

Caring for stonecrop in the garden

How to grow sedum

Stonecrop care consists of fairly frequent weeding, although a species such as caustic sedum copes well with all weeds, so it is often used to frame flower beds and alpine slides. However, most types of sedum are completely powerless against weeds, and you will have to clear the soil of weeds all the time. Stonecrop is watered only during periods of abnormal heat or drought. It is necessary to monitor the growth of sedum shoots and shorten them in time so that they do not grow.

To maintain the decorative appearance of the plant, cut off wilted inflorescences and dried leaves, and remove green shoots from plants with multi-colored stems. In spring and autumn, sedum fertilization is carried out with complex mineral fertilizer or liquid organic matter - diluted infusion of mullein (1:10) or bird droppings (1:20). Do not use fresh manure for fertilizing sedum.

Stonecrop propagation

At the beginning of the article, we told you about how to grow stonecrop from seeds. If you choose to sow seeds harvested from your stonecrops, the plants that have grown from them most likely will not inherit varietal traits. The seed method is used only for primary cultivation and for experiments on the development of new varieties. For propagation of varietal stonecrops, they use vegetative methods - cuttings or dividing the bush.

Sedum ground cover cuttings are cut before or after flowering: a finger-long piece is cut off from the shoot, freed from the lower leaves and rooted in a loose substrate, immersing the cutting so that at least one node is underground. The rooted stalk is planted in a permanent place. In the spring, cut cuttings are immediately planted in open ground.

In the fall, you can cut off several sedum shoots, put them in a vase like a bouquet, and regularly change the water in it so that it does not stagnate. By spring, you will have a whole bush of cuttings with roots that can be planted in a flower bed. If the roots of the cuttings grow back by the middle of winter, plant the cuttings in a pot with soil, and in the spring, transplant them by transferring them to a permanent place.

In principle, any stonecrop shoot or part of it is capable of rooting right on the spot: free a piece of land from weeds, fertilize it, level and compact the surface of the soil, spread the stonecrop cuttings on the surface, sprinkle them with soil mixture from garden soil and sand and press lightly. The survival rate of cuttings with this method is from 70 to 100%.

Tall stonecrops, or stonecrops, are propagated by division at the age of four to five years. The bush is dug up in early spring, the rhizome is cleaned of the earth and divided into parts so that each of them has roots and buds. The sections are treated with a fungicide, the cuttings are dried for several hours in a cool shade, and then planted in a permanent place.

Stonecrop transplant

Stonecrop grows in one place for up to five years, after which it requires rejuvenation. You can cut off old shoots on stonecrop, add fresh soil under the root and feed, but it is better to transplant the plant. Stonecrop transplant is usually carried out simultaneously with its division into parts, as described in the previous section.

Stonecrop pests and diseases

The sedum plant is very resistant to diseases and pests, but if you overdo it with watering or if the summer is too rainy and cool, sedum can be affected by fungal diseases. The symptoms of the disease look like dark spots on the leaves of a plant. Severely affected bushes need to be dug up and burned, and those that are only slightly affected by the infection are treated with a fungicide solution.

Of the pests, weevils, aphids, thrips and sawfly caterpillars can harm sedum. Weevils are collected by hand or shaken off at night under the light of a lantern on white paper spread under the bushes, after which they are collected and destroyed. And against aphids, false caterpillars and thrips, treatments of the sedum with insectoacaricides, for example, Aktellik, are effective.

Wintering of Kirkazon (Aristolochia)

In aristolochia, frost resistance manifests itself only with age, young crops and rooted cuttings are sensitive and it is better to grow them on seed beds with shelter for the winter... It is easy to protect young aristolochia from frost: for this vine, it is enough to provide mulching with dry leaves to a height of about 7-8 cm. From 2-3 years old, the need for shelter for the winter disappears. Even if the tips of the shoots of Aristolochia Manchu freeze, the plant will perfectly recover and show all its beauty.

Despite the fact that the graceful kirkazon is considered a liana especially for the southern regions, it can be planted in open soil even in the middle zone. Simply, with the arrival of cold weather, it will have to be transferred to containers, removed for wintering in the room. To save yourself the trouble of digging a very large plant out of the soil every year and then replanting it back, it is more practical to immediately plant the Kirkazon in large containers, containers or tubs. But you still need to take into account that it is not as easy to cope with the kirkazon as with the rest of the tubs. Digging and carrying it into the room must be carried out before frost. The wintering conditions necessary for the graceful Kirkazon are under the brightest lighting and room or slightly lower temperatures.

Peculiarities

Sedum, or sedum (from Lat. Sedum), is a member of the fatty family and belongs to succulents. The word "sedum" came into the Russian language from Ukrainian, in which it sounds like "cleansing" and means a means for cleansing wounds. Among the people, sedum is often called hare cabbage, squeaky and feverish grass.The scientific name - sedum - translated from Latin means "to pacify" (meaning the analgesic effect of the flower) or "sit", which is probably due to the fact that many varieties of the flower literally spread on the ground and rocks.

The sedum is a perennial, less often biennial, herbaceous, shrub or semi-shrub plant that grows on meadows and dry slopes of South and North America, Africa and Eurasia. The flower's trademark is its fleshy sessile leaves. They do not have petioles and are colored in gray, green, gray-gray and even pink shades.

Moreover, the color of the leaves depends not only on the type of stonecrop, but also on the conditions of its growth. So, in plants living in the shade, the color of the leaves is not as saturated as in specimens growing in the sun. In addition, sometimes reddish streaks appear on the foliage, which is associated with the peculiarities of the composition of the soil and water.

Stonecrop stalk is well branched, has a fleshy structure and is able to grow rapidly. Bisexual dense flowers form umbellate inflorescences and look very impressive. Most varieties begin to bloom in the second half of summer, and only a few of them bloom in autumn.

The yellow, red, white and pale blue flowers have slightly bent petals and, expanding, form a narrow tube with numerous stamens and ovary peeking out of it. The flowers exude a persistent pleasant aroma, which attracts many insects.

The description of sedum would be incomplete without mentioning the beneficial properties of the flower. Due to the high content of vitamins, tannins, alkaloids, coumarins, flavonoids, glycosides and saponins, the plant is widely used in folk medicine. Decoctions, infusions and extracts of sedum are used as anti-inflammatory, healing, laxatives, diuretics, analgesics and tonics and are used in the treatment of scurvy, burns, atherosclerosis, malaria, gout and nervous shocks.

Almost all varieties of flowers are used as a remedy, with the exception of sedum

This species is allowed to be used with great care, however, due to its high toxicity, it is wiser to completely abandon it.

Planting, reproduction and care

Site selection and soil

Most creeping phloxes like lighted areas with little shade. The fact is that the bright sun negatively affects the brightly colored petals, they will undergo fading. A shady arrangement can oppress flowering.

Soils are good loamy or sandy loam, light, slightly alkaline or neutral. If the site has a compacted layer and clay soil, the upper part is removed, replacing it with humus. It is good to lay out a drainage layer, since phloxes do not like stagnant water.

How to plant

You can sow phlox of this type with seeds, they are bought in a special store, do not try to collect your seeds, because such bushes will lose their maternal varietal characteristics.

Sowing in open ground is done very early in the spring, then individual flowers will appear in the fall. Autumn seedlings, having passed natural stratification in winter, will bloom the next year. Seeds are also planted in summer, but flowering will also occur in the next season.

Perennial ground cover phlox can be planted as seedlings in February-March.

• Pour special soil into containers;
• Place seeds in moistened soil (on the surface), sprinkle a little;
• Cover with foil, put in a warm place;
• If necessary, ventilate and moisturize the plantings;
• Sowing immediately, it is desirable not densely, since these plants do not like interference, the roots can be damaged;
• Plant outside after frost, at a distance of 30-40 centimeters.

Reproduction

In addition to planting seeds, there are other methods of propagation, they are most often used by gardeners. At the same time, phloxes do not lose the characteristics of the parent bush, and you get new planting material.

Cuttings

Arbitrarily or specially broken off branches are planted separately. First, cut off the leaves from the bottom of the cutting. The procedure is performed in early spring, before the formation of kidneys, or at any other time.

Dividing the bush

The most common method. Overgrown bushes are dug up, the root system is divided and planted in a new place. A very simple way, it is carried out in spring or autumn.

Layers

Since phlox are creeping, their branches are located near the ground. Any shoot is taken, bent down and buried in the soil here.

Care

Phloxes are watered, weeded and fertilized during the growing season. Manipulation will prolong flowering and maintain decorativeness.

Watering is necessary often, in the morning or evening. Weeding is not so burdensome, because weeds are not very comfortable under dense bushes.

After flowering ends, the branches should be pruned. This podzimny pruning rejuvenates and prolongs the life of ground cover phlox. Old shoots, moreover, shade young ones and they lack light and space.

It is necessary to transplant the bushes at least once every 4-5 years, in order to avoid the degeneration of varietal traits and maintain the original size of the flowers. After transplantation, decorativeness will be restored only by next year.

Top dressing can be carried out in the simplest way, with a solution of wood ash, it contains all the necessary organic elements. Or buy a special, mineral complex fertilizer in the store.

This plant does not require shelter for the winter, except for the northern regions. Thick snow cover perfectly protects phlox bushes from freezing. To wake up from hibernation and stimulate growth, some gardeners use watering with a drug such as humate.

Other diseases - septoria, phomosis, powdery mildew, require prophylactic treatment with Bordeaux liquid, colloidal sulfur. All procedures should be carried out only in warm weather at a temperature not lower than 17-20 degrees.

It is worth avoiding dense, thickened planting of plants of this species, so that diseases and pests do not move from bush to bush, as well as for better ventilation.

A selection of photos of sedum in garden design

When creating a garden composition, the designer takes into account many factors.

It is important for him that the plants are in harmony. Indispensable in the decoration of gardens is sedum of various types

The plant is evergreen, winter-hardy and undemanding to care for, it is used as a bright spot or creates a background.

The main condition is that sedum loves open spaces. Let it be a slope, rock or alpine slide, it would be light. Greening of roofs, decoration of rock gardens - this hardy perennial is indispensable everywhere. The designer is faced with the task of choosing stonecrops in the most successful way in accordance with the artist's intention. See: hosta flower photo

Classic of the last century

Arsene Castle Garden

Modern manor

Original project

Sedum on the hill

Stones in the green sedum

The design of garden compositions is not complete without stonecrops. Unpretentious ground cover varieties are used to decorate the roof of small forms, to create architectural compositions. Bright greens of different shades create a unique look according to the artist's plan. Stonecrops are used both in suspended structures and in a rock garden. In spring, when there is little greenery, sedums enliven the garden, in autumn they bloom and play with colors.

Planting and care in the open field

Sedums are very easy to care for, however, knowing what they love and how to care for them will reduce the risk of your plant getting sick or dying. A little patience and care, and your sedum will certainly delight you not only with lush, lush greenery, but also with beautiful flowers.

Sedum planting site

• Choose a dry location for sedum planting. Avoid low-lying areas and areas where water can stagnate during rainy periods.
• The soil for garden sedum can be anything. Sedums thrive on poor soil, slightly enriched with peat or compost.
• Sedum is a sun-loving plant; you should not plant it in the shade of a house or a fence.
• Watch out for stonecrop overgrowth, as some species are considered weeds and can interfere with the growth of other flowers in your flower bed.

How to propagate a garden stonecrop

Sedum also reproduces quite simply, without causing any particular difficulties for gardeners. The main methods of reproduction of garden stonecrop:

• seeds
• separation of roots
• using cuttings

The seeds can be sown directly into open ground. Sow sedum seeds before winter. Small plants will sprout in the spring.

Sedum from seeds can be grown by sowing seedlings:

• The best time to sow stonecrops is March, April.
• Sow seeds in a pot of earth, moisten the earth with a spray bottle.
• Cover the pot with plastic wrap and store in a cool place for 2 weeks. The temperature should be around 5-7˚. The bottom shelf of the refrigerator is perfect for stratification of seeds.
• The seeds should be regularly ventilated, the excess moisture formed on the film should be removed and, if necessary, the soil should be moistened.
• After two weeks, place the seed pot in a warm, sunlit place.
• Shoots should appear in one and a half to two weeks.
• Plants can be planted when they have two leaves.
• You can transplant the grown stonecrops into open ground at the end of May.

Cuttings are carried out in spring or autumn, after the plant has faded. In undersized sedums, you need to cut off the upper shoot, about 5-7 cm long, remove the lower leaves and dig into the ground. It is necessary that at least one node (the place where the leaf attaches to the stem) is in the ground.

High-growing sedums are best propagated by dividing an adult bush. The bush is divided either in autumn, before winter, or in early spring:

• Dig up the plant by the root, remove the soil from the root.
• Divide the root by the amount you need, each fragment should contain both buds and roots.
• Soak the cut roots for 10-15 minutes in a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
• Dry them in the sun for several hours.
• Dig holes and plant flowers.

Care

• Sedum does not tolerate excessively moist soil. It needs to be watered only for the first time after transplanting or in extreme heat in summer.
• Stonecrop does not need fertilizing. It is believed that excess nutrients will prevent sedum from wintering well.
• Cut off dried sedum buds to preserve the beauty of the plant.
• Spread out stonecrops every three years: separate the bushes, remove old shoots. This will stimulate the growth of young branches and stems.

Temperature

• Sedum will endure the hot summer calmly. If the summer is dry, you can water the flower in the evening.
• The sedum hibernates well, but if severe frosts are expected with a small amount of snow, then the plant must be covered.
• Stonecrop is more afraid of frost of a damp and wet winter, as well as spring flooding.

Pests and diseases of garden stonecrop

Most often, garden sedum suffers from aphids, weevils and sawfly caterpillars. You can help the plant with the help of special pest control products.

Another common disease is a fungus that affects the stems and leaves of the plant. It occurs due to excessive dampness. The best way to fight the fungus is to cut off the affected branches and leaves.