![]() ![]() All of last year's growth should be cut back to make room for the new leaves. Your sedum should be showing fresh succulent growth at its base by now. Do I cut back just the flowers, or cut back the whole plant, or what? Same thing with my Moonbeam Coreopsis - do I cut the plant back all the way? Thanks! Laura But now that it's spring, I have no idea what to do. Anyway, I planted Autum Joy Sedum last year and it went gangbusters, and it looked great all winter. I've searched the internet, but this seems to be stuff I'm just supposed to know. Sorry for this very base question, but I know nothing about gardening. It roots easily, so a cutting or small offset may be better. I don't know if Autumn Joy sets seed - I've certainly never noticed offspring. My Mom has sedum plants and we are wondering how to get seeds from them so she can bring them to me in another state? I would wait till spring, so you can enjoy the spent flowerheads the rest of this season. The plant is likely to get disheveled if you move it now, although it will certainly survive. I live in Zone 7a if that makes a difference. I would like to put it in a pot and want to know when would be the best time to do that. I have what appears to be an Autumn Joy in my front yard, it was there when we moved in. These conditions may cause them to reach up higher, only to flop down mine, planted in full sun and only medium fertility, happily stay upright, even in a rainy year like we're experiencing now. Mary - my guess is these sedums either have very fertile soil, or don't receive full sun. Do they make a cage or support for them I should put around them in the spring? Is there anything I can do now for them? Hi my sedums are beautiful and very big they all fall over like a elephant has sat in the middle of them. Additionally, the pink flowers of autumn joy take center stage just as my phlox are bowing out. It not only hides the sometimes ratty bottoms of the phlox, it also supports the stalks, keeping them from falling over when they are in full bloom. It was strategically placed in front of a pocket of phlox. I have this particular sedum as a border plant in my cottage garden. I don't know why your plants aren't as vigorous as they once were - dividing is certainly a way to get new plants going in different conditions, where they may be happier. The sedums don't need rich soil to thrive. Why would that be? Do I need to divide them every so often? They don't seem to be spreading. They are easy to divide, perhaps make a few extra plants and see how they do in other, drier areas of your garden?įor the past two years my Autumn Joys have been very small, not nearly as large as in the past. Either you have some kind of a mutation (unlikely), or exceptionally good growing conditions (naturally fertile soil, combined with the supplemental watering). ![]() Hmm, that's very tall indeed for that cultivar. I can't determine what is causing this kind of growth as other Sedum in other areas stays about 20" Problem is, my Sedum is 36 to 45 inches tall and begins to fall over just when it gets pretty in the fall. I water this area to support other plants. Visitors to this page have left the following comments Tom Todd PlantLinks to other web pages about Sedum 'Autumn Joy' ![]() One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well) we don't grow it in Houston. For the most part, absolutely trouble-free - aphids may be a problem if it is grown in shadier conditions.īy mid-October, the flowers have taken on their burnished color In fall, upright stalks carry pink flowerheads, the color deepening through brick red to rusty brown as the flowers age. The tiny little foliage "cabbages" appear by late winter, and develop into a tidy low mound by summer. It's no surprise that this is such a stand-by perennial. Starting with a glowing pink color in September ![]()
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