A visiting dog broke off several of my branches from my Autumn Joy sedum. I just laid leaves in a tray full of seed starting mix and push the ends into the soil. About half of them sprouted and I have 10 new Autumn Joy sedum to plant into small pots to put out in the yard next spring. It was a successful little experiment and I'm so glad it worked.
Ken, I've had an Autumn Joy for a number of yrs, always wanted more but instead went on to something easier because I knew how. You've lit a fire under me, thanks . excellent , understandable video. Going to check your site on hostas ,always room to learn.
these are cool plants, every garden should have them. They are hardy and easy to keep..They flower in the fall which is a great time of year..and as the video states, easy to split and transplant..
These are the easiest plants to multiply!!! I have dozens now 2-3' diameter from a single plant a few years ago. A bit of advice: he's using an anvil pruner which can crush the stems; I prefer a bypass pruner. Second, I like using the plastic trays that have 2-3" diameter pots that you get with buying annuals from the garden center. I put 2-3 stems in each pot, put them in a partially shady spot and wait a few weeks to see the roots coming from the bottom hole. Then I know they are successful and the roots will hold the dirt together for easy planting.
The leaves are excellent for mosquito bites. It’s incredible. As soon as I get bit or my kids get bit, I run to my sedum plant pick off a leave and squeeze out the juice and apply it on the bite. It’s green and slimy but so powerful it stops the itching immediately! There is nothing out there like this leaf. It is most effective when applied immediately after bite. I grow this every summer and it comes back season after season. when I travel and I know I won’t have any sedums near me to pick, I pick off a couple of leaves and put in a baggie and take it with me.
Thank you so much. I felt so terrible trying to transplant my grandmother's and most of them snapped and broke. But I've kept them all in hopes they'll take and root.
I watched another video where after placing the cuttings in soil, they kept them in the shade for a week while they rooted in. However, that was in England, and I live in the high desert, zone 8a, hardly England. Should I put my new cuttings in shade or sun? Thank you for the video, subscribing now.
If you are in a high desert zone I would make sure they are ALWAYS wet and half sun and half shade will be fine..(just can't let them bake..Hope this helps..Good luck with the clippings..
@@robynperdieu3434 oh absolutely. Especially in my zone. Most of my garden is full of big box perennials they sold at clearance prices in the autumn, which they somehow believe is late September 😆 (we don't usually get a hard freeze until mid to late December). My propagation rate was pretty good, about 90%, but I had a hard time keeping them alive all winter and so I was down to about 50% by planting out. My houseplants could have predicted this. I'm a much better "outdoor" gardener.
Hi Ken, I started out with one Autumn Joy last year and now have 15 plants going well. The dried flower heads are great for making trees for a model railroad.Question - can you dig up the plants and divide the base or can you only propagate from the cuttings? - from Perth, Australia
@@Backyardprojectguy Yes, I thought I might have watered too much where the leaves are wilted. I usually do them first in water, but thought of trying your suggestion of planting directly into the soil. I will retry again with enough moisture. Thank you for your reply.
