Sedum album, a succulent plant for beginners

Sedum album is known as cat grape

Lover of non-cacti succulents, also known as succulents? Then welcome to the club! 🙂 The truth is that these plant beings are very curious, but when they introduce you to the Sedum album you don't know whether to plant it in the ground ... or leave it in a pot to be able to contemplate it better.

Regardless of what you decide, if you dare to get a copy This article will be very useful to know and take care of it so that you do not lack anything.

Origin and characteristics

Sedum album is a succulent plant that is very easy to care for.

Our protagonist is a crass plant whose scientific name is Sedum album. Popularly it receives the names of cat grape, dog grape, bird grape, crespinilla, cuckoo bread, vermicularia, cana grape, bird bread and sedun. Forms open lawns up to 30 centimeters high. The leaves are sessile, alternate, glabrous and almost cylindrical, with a reddish-green hue.

The flowers, which sprout in summer, gather in corymbs that are white, sometimes pink on the outside. The fruit is a follicle (dried fruit) that is 2-3mm long.

What are their cares?

If you want to get a copy, we recommend providing the following care:

Location

You have to place your Sedum album outside, in full sun. It can be in semi-shade, but only if it has more hours of light than of shade.

Earth

  • Garden: grows in all types of soils, but prefers those that have good drainage.
  • Flower pot: plant in universal growing substrate mixed with perlite in equal parts.

Irrigation

Irrigation it has to be moderate to low. During the summer you have to water it once a week, and the rest of the year every 10-15 days. In winter water once a month.

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From spring to summer It must be paid with a specific fertilizer for cacti and succulents, following the indications specified on the product packaging.

Planting or transplanting time

The flowers of the Sedum album are small but very pretty

It has to be planted in the garden or moved to a 2-3cm wider pot in spring, when the risk of frost has passed.

Multiplication

Seeds

The multiplication by seeds of this plant it is done in the following way:

  1. In spring or summer, a pot of about 10,5 cm in diameter is filled with universal growing substrate mixed with perlite in equal parts.
  2. Then, it is watered and the seeds are placed, trying not to get too close together.
  3. Afterwards, they are covered with a very thin layer of substrate and watered, this time with a sprayer.
  4. Finally, a label is inserted in which you will have previously written the name of the plant and the sowing date with a pencil, and the pot is placed outside, in semi-shade.

If everything goes fine, the seeds will germinate in 14 days.

Cuttings

Multiplication by cuttings the following form is done:

  1. First, you have to cut a stem that is healthy in spring or summer.
  2. Then the lower leaves are removed and the base is impregnated with homemade rooting agents.
  3. Then, a pot of about 8,5cm in diameter is filled with universal growing substrate mixed with perlite in equal parts and watered.
  4. Next, a small hole is made with a thin wooden stick or similar in the center and the cutting is planted.
  5. Finally, it is watered again, this time with a sprayer, and the pot is placed in semi-shade.

Thus, will root after two to three weeksBut I don't recommend removing it from that pot until roots grow out of the drainage holes.

Rusticity

El Sedum album withstands cold and frost down to -2ºC. If you live in an area where winter is more extreme, you have to protect it indoors in a very bright room, or in a greenhouse.

What uses is it given?

Sedum album can turn reddish in the sun

El Sedum album It is a crass plant that it is used only as an ornamental. It looks great in pots and planters, but it is also interesting as a garden plant. In addition, it has the peculiarity that in summer, if it is in full sun, it becomes more reddish, like the one you can see in the image above.

With this species, having a patio or a paradise is not difficult at all 🙂.

Where is it bought and what is the price?

It is possible to find it from time to time in local markets, but if you really want to have it, we advise you to visit some nursery or online store since they usually have longer in stock. Its price is really low: about 2 euros an adult plant.

If you are more interested in seeds, you have to know that you will find them online, for 3,50 euros 10 grams.

And with this we are done. What did you think of the Sedum album? If you are looking for a plant that is very easy to care for, so much so that you do not have to receive care and attention on a daily basis, you will undoubtedly enjoy this succulents.


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