One of the easiest plants to grow are Sedums.
There are a good choice of varieties; they are generally carefree and can be easily divided to make more plants.
Pictured is a low growing alpine-type sedum plant that produces white flowers around July-August.
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| Above: the same small alpine-type sedum that was coming into flower in June. These plants self seed into gravel or tiny cracks amongst paving. They can be pulled apart easily to make new plants and provide good ground cover. They will take over an area (something to look our for)! |
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| Above and Below: Sedum 'Autumn Joy' - is a great plant for any garden. It grows throughout the summer with green flower heads that start turning pink (pictured above) around September, moving to red, and then to a deep burgundy colour (pictured below) around November. |
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My gardening group has an annual plant swap every Autumn. Sedum is one of the plants I'll be taking to the plant swap, as it's such a useful plant to have in the garden and is so easy to grow. |
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They are easy as long as the birds don't trash them as they did my little ones and sempervivums before we netted them :)
ReplyDeleteFunny that you should mention sedum. My friend gave us a huge clump to plant. I am just wondering where I should plant it. 5 acres and I can't decide.
ReplyDeleteHi Ann, that's a good dilemma to have. They can usually be easily moved. Enjoy your plants!
DeleteSedums are also drought tolerant...they've become my new favorite plant type with all the heat we've had this year. I love Autumn Joy and have recently acquired 'Autumn Brilliance'. I'm looking forward to their blooms.
ReplyDeleteI love the November colour! I presume this plant needs lots of sun, so it probably wouldn't do well in my garden, which is mostly pretty shaded.
ReplyDeleteHi Mark, I have grown them in sun or shade and they don't seem to be fussy plants. They also grow well in poor soil.
DeleteSedums are a favorite here, especially because my garden is so hot and dry. Angelina sedum is my true favorite, because of the lovely orange red colors it turns to in late winter. Love it!
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