{"id":898,"date":"2022-02-27T23:07:55","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T19:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/?p=898"},"modified":"2022-02-27T23:07:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T19:07:55","slug":"how-to-divide-the-tufts-of-sedum-spectabile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/gardening\/flowers\/how-to-divide-the-tufts-of-sedum-spectabile\/","title":{"rendered":"How to divide the tufts of sedum spectabile?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stonecrop or sedum spectabile is a perennial plant that is easily propagated by stem cutting or leaf transplanting in summer.&nbsp;However, the quickest method to ensure flowering in the first year is undoubtedly tuft division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like most succulents,&nbsp;stonecrop sedum&nbsp;is particularly suited to&nbsp;<strong>arid life<\/strong>.&nbsp;It grows in poor soil, drained and preferably exposed to the sun to benefit from a flowering that extends from&nbsp;August to October&nbsp;depending on the variety.<br>Interesting for its decorative aspect but also for its&nbsp;ability to attract many insects&nbsp;and more particularly butterflies.&nbsp;It is the easy-care waterless plant for all sunny gardens, balconies, terraces, and south-facing windowsills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Divide the sedum for rapid flowering<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It multiplies very easily by stem or leaf cuttings as well as by seed.&nbsp;However, tuft division allows many&nbsp;<strong>plants to flower in the first year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When to divide the sedum?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stonecrop&nbsp;divides&nbsp;<strong>in autumn after flowering<\/strong>&nbsp;or very early in spring in&nbsp;<strong>March, April<\/strong>.&nbsp;It could also divide later, as it gives off roots most of the year except in winter.<br>A&nbsp;<strong>spring division<\/strong>&nbsp;ensures a nice flowering in the late season to attract butterflies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to divide the sedum?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the stonecrop is in the ground in a&nbsp;<strong>bed<\/strong>, it is possible to cut part of the stump or to extract it, take a part, and put it back in place.<br>Another technique is to get a&nbsp;sedum&nbsp;in a very well-developed container to then peel it.&nbsp;From a purchased plant, several dozen new plants can be made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Deposit the sedum.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Slide a long blade between each rod start.&nbsp;At this stage the sedum has barely started.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove the soil around the roots. &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prepare a planter with a granular potting soil at the bottom of the container (rest of the sieve).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add a universal potting soil or geranium (it doesn&#8217;t matter, the stonecrop is not difficult).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place the sedums in the planter&nbsp;<strong>in staggered<\/strong>&nbsp;rows, packing around the foot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Water.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And after<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sedum is a decorative succulent plant for its foliage, it can remain&nbsp;<strong>alone in the planter<\/strong>&nbsp;which will prevent watering errors.&nbsp;It is the plant that we can forget for several days without being mad at us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From August we can expect a nice show on its flowers with the butterflies fluttering near the sunny windows.&nbsp;Sedum spectabile is aptly named!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stonecrop or sedum spectabile is a perennial plant that is easily propagated by stem cutting or leaf transplanting in summer.&nbsp;However, the quickest method to ensure flowering in the first year is undoubtedly tuft division. 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