Sedum hernandezii

November 23, 2009

The relatively recently discovered species (1988) is a Mexican peppers adorn each sukulentářské collection. Sedum hernandezii in my collection for five years. The plant I received as a small steak, which took root very readily and in a short time created several offshoots. Today this is no proper Sedo huge bunch. Three years ago I planted it in the Square-dish which is now quite tight, but I did not receive the courage to plant transplanted into larger containers and that it was deserved. Cultivation of this species is not too demanding. Just him and planted it to grow happily.

In nature, massive clusters are composed of 60 or more robust, vystoupavých stems. They are on average up to 1 cm strongly hairy, highly succulent and grow to a length of about + - 15 cm. From the top of the base are covered in four rows deep green, highly succulent ovate leaves that are glossy when young, bright green, covered in old age greyish coating, which gives the impression of cracking. The leaves are never any other color, which is one of the distinguishing characteristics of Sedum stahlii . The inflorescence is sessile, composed of several bright yellow, pětičetných flowers.

Sedum hernandezii letnění loves. If you umístníte outside, diffuse light, once a week he indulge in a hearty watering, will reward you with massive growth. Within a short time creates a beautiful bunch, which is asking for Bonsai ceramic bowl. Ideally, robust plant incase stones to procumbent stems of them relied and held erect. Then the plant actually operates effectively. This can also Sedo grown on a windowsill bonsajku. In this case, but select the sunniest place on the window. So keep the plant in a compact shape and the stems will become thin and vytáhlými.

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To illustrate I will here, how do I grow sedum. There are quite a lot and also take up much space, but mostly not all species have the same demands for cultivation. For the collection (150 species), I have specifically set aside instead of two 7 m long sill. They are pitted against each other so that on the one hand, catch the first morning sun on the side opposite the sun midday and afternoon. Half of the first sill is shaded by 10 hours, there are placed species that require shade. The second half is lighted until 13 pm. The second sill has sunshine 10 to 15 hours. Again, time is divided into two sunbathing time. The first half catching the sun from morning until the eleventh hour (there are all kinds of Mexican, who love the sun but not long-term sunburn), the other half from 10 am until the afternoon. Both sills on a concrete surface is below ground level so that all dishes are put on them along with trvalkovým bed of that whole area around lines. For this growing sedum is the ideal location. During the summer heat, when most succulent stagnant Just pour the surrounding flower beds and thus provide enough humidity for succulents, which it obviously suits. But let's go back to our Mexican species.

Sedum species hernandezii is ideal for beginning growers and I highly recommend it to everyone. It's really too koukavá flower.

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