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Thank you very much,

Dee

Thanks

In the future, don't "fix" the soil/hole with potting mix. Instead plant directly into the ground.

Sedums are tough. They don't need water every day, not even if in sand or if newly planted.

Sedums come from dry climates. So, don't wet the leaves at night.

Any new plant needs time to send its roots into the surrounding soil. In the meantime, we gardeners need to be patient because little to no progress will be seen topside.

Sedums are succulents. And succulents can be very sensitive to a number of pesticides. (I hand pick any chewers, and I wash off any aphids that might be present.)

Bottom line -- the sedum in the picture is likely to survive if you back off the intensive care. Matrona can survive even if you break off a branch and throw it on the ground.

I hope this helps.

NEVER USE ANY INSECTICIDE UNTIL YOU IDENTIFY THE CULPRIT ....

NEVER APPLY TWO INSECTIDES UNTIL YOU ID THE CULPRIT ...

never fertilize a sedum .. they grow in the worst of conditions. ...

consider where you bought it... what the sun was where you bought it .. and do NOT put a plant that was in shade out into the blistering sun in the middle of summer, or it will go into shock .. it will sunburn .. and its over all vigor will decrease ...

save your amendments for foo foo plants like roses that are high end feeders ... and need all the TLC ...

and if you figure out how to kill these things... let us know.. they are about as bullet proof a plant as there is .... i think you are trying to kill it with too muck love ....

PLEASE...NEVER EVER APPLY INSECTICIDES WILLY NILLY .... there has to be a specific need for a specific remedy ...

and NEVER use a tree and shrub product on a perennial ... if someone at a store suggested such ... and for a sedum ... go talk with the manager.. and discuss the ramifications of selling you snake oil .... and do NOT go back there for 'help'

as far as sedum go .... i am on pure sand .... i NEVER fertilize them .. i never water them [except at transplant] and i ignore them but for one glance when they flower .. they do just fine ... and they still overgrow and flop over ... they just don't need the love you are giving them ...

sorry for the lecture.. and i note you are new to gardening .... i think you are making this all much harder than it should be ... but a plant.... dig a hole.. stick the plant in ... do NOT fertilize at transplant ... learn proper watering for each plant ... and step away ... bugs come.. bugs go .. and frankly pesticides are rarely needed ... most plants do just fine in nature.. and really don't need your help .. a little mulch will help temper heat waves and drought .... a little TLC here and there surely doesn't hurt ...

i wish you all the luck int he world with your new hobby .. ken

PS: the picture looks like sunburn .. i suspect it went from a protected nursery .. into to the blistering sun.. at the wrong time of year.. had you planted it in spring... it would have had time to acclimate to the sun, while the sun was at a lower declination .. and by summer it would have been fine... transplanting should be done in early spring or early fall when the sun is lower.. and the nights [and days are cooler] .. giving them some time to get the roots pumping water before the next heat wave ... plants i buy this time of year.. i keep potted in the shade until proper planting time .... to avoid such shock .. right now i have at least 100 pots ready for fall planting.... you would think at some point i would stop buying plants.. lol .. timing is everything ... when you begin to understand all that is in this paragraph ... you will be able to succeed, beyond your wildest dreams ... and finally .. you are not a true gardeners until you have killed at least one of each plant .... and that is how you learn ...