Sedum palmeri

November 27, 2009

Type Mexican stonecrop, which mainly novice collector and a little head-turner. At least it happened to me because of the similarity of other Mexican species. But first things first, as we confess. Type of Sedum palmeri I received not even know where to your collection. For outdoor placement of species grew very well and soon began to form a relatively compact, richly branching clump slightly succulent rosettes to 10 cm long stems. Until I got myself a copy, I knew Sedum palmeri only from the collection of John Gratis, like plant with long, branching, bare stems, each with one terminal rosette. Had no choice than to resort to the literature and see what it really is. Luckily I got in a short time, other plants, so I could compare each different plant.

Sedum palmeri is a type of overhanging wall peppers can be found in the northeastern region of Mexico, in the states of Guanajuato, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas. The relatively thin icy, light green leaves are alternate and forming a cluster at the end of bare, convex, 20 cm long stem. Yellow flowers appear in late winter, early spring. Uneven sepaly much longer than the petals. Bright orange yellow petals are pointed and sharp spike in the convergent.

The R 1981 Clausen closely allied species were similar and Sedum Sedum palmeri compressum. If you stand next to each plant, a closer examination you will find small differences and mutual transitions between the two species, so in some cases gives the impression that it is a reciprocal hybrids. And so it seems that it is a separate polymorphic (multiform) species.

The flowering period is the peak of vegetative Sedum palmeri going from the terminal inflorescence. In the axil květenstvím to develop some new sheets, from which the plant continues to grow. The new terminal push terminal inflorescence stem sideways, the plant continues to grow alongside flowers, which gives the impression that the flowers are terminal, but the side.

The ideal is growing in hanging baskets, allowing a rich growth of plants overhanging stems. Although all forms are slightly frost, but temperatures falling below -5 ° C "can not cope. The plant produces abundant overhanging vegetation, so it is suitable for growing in window chest, stone troughs and garden containers. Palmeri Sedum survive low temperatures when kept dry. In winter it umístníme in a cold room and keep for several weeks without watering. If you grow at room temperature, keep the substrate slightly vlhký.V summer plants get enough sun and indulge vláhy.Výborně suffers cut each slice the top very well, and the plant roots readily reflected, which is achieved by dense vegetation. This type is suitable for cold greenhouse, porch or windowsill.

The collection I gathered various forms of Sedum palmeri. Interestingly Sedum palmeri ssp rubromarginatum, widely rounded leaves culminating point. Leaf edges are colored red or red line. Elongated, broadly rounded leaves with apex tip and red color is a defining characteristic for rubromarginatum Sedum palmeri ssp.

Sedum palmeri is often mistaken for other species, Sedum compressum, which is much robusnější with thick stems and compact growth. When I had the opportunity to build two plants side by side, and Sedum compressum Sedum palmeri, the differences are evident between the two plants. The stems are - + 10 cm long, robust, up to 1 cm in diameter. The plant is very much odnožující. Average leaf rosettes of up to 8cm, the leaves are frosted silver.

Sedum palmeri is a species that can be very easy to grow succulents as bonsai. With minimal dressing will keep this sedum relatively low growth, and you can place the on a sunny windowsill.

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