Seven stahlii

Quite often, Mexican stonecrop species grown though often unnamed, sometimes under the wrong name Sedum Hernandez. Stahlii Sedum is characterized by its red-yellow-green, křižmoprotistojnými, finely ochlupenými, fazolovitými leaves. It's kind of a marginal and if it grow in direct sunlight, the stems up to 18 cm erect leaves densely crowded and strongly colored. If you let the plant grow further, it becomes easy to hold up, then the cantilever and the length of the stems can reach up to one meter. More often than in the overhang, this sedum drobnolistý keeps low and straight shape.

Growing Sedum stahlii is not too demanding. Well-drained soil with an admixture of calcium, a lot of full sun and regular watering. Water should not come at the leaves, as well as in cold and rainy days would be dressing should be deleted. This is where the plants grow out. Stahlii is an ideal plant for a sunny windowsill, and if it is planted outdoors in the open land, creates a very compact and dark-colored vegetation.

Ominously at the plant signed shady location and lack of sun. Plants become vytáhlými, brown color disappears and the vegetation has little sickly.

In this case, cut the plants in the spring, and again let the cuttings take root, so you have restored a compact growth. It is ideal wintering in a cool room where temperatures can drop to 2 ° C. I would not risk a lower decline, although the species is described as highly resistant and drought hardy. The plant survives in the cold without watering until spring at a standstill, without the slightest hint of inappropriate growth and pulling up the light.

Personally, I like to use this little plant in the dishes, when combined with other planting succulents with contrasting color of leaves. Nicely is effective in combination with a bright yellow-green Sedum nussbaumerianum or lush green Sedum 'Spiral Starcase'.

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