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sedum australe

Posted by Laisan z8 PNW sunset 5 (My Page) on
Sun, Nov 6, 05 at 22:41

Hi,

I just purchased a 4" pot of this. I thought sedums were considered low maintainance, but this one says "Fairly tender Mexican stonecrop. Rare in cultivation" Does this make it an annual or a house plant? Any culture info would be appreciated. I've got a few stems that have fallen off and plan to root them indoors in water, will that work, or should I put them in seedling mix?

Thanks,
Laisan


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RE: sedum australe

The Mexican Sedums are typically hardy to zone 7 or 8, which is tender for a Sedum. It may well be fine outdoors, but will want good drainage.

Put the cuttings in a cactus mix, or even grit or sand. They will probably rot in water or regular potting soil.

According to its original description, which is almost the only information I can find, it was discovered in Guatemala and has sprawling woody stems with many half-inch leaves and it roots at the stem joints. In other words, a typical Sedum! I can't infer anything about the hardiness because I don't know the altitude of the location which is somewhere on a 12,000' mountain well within the tropics.


 
 

 

 


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