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Moved perennials

WildlifeloverWildlifelover Posts: 380
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Morning,

Yesterday, I moved two Hylotelephium ‘Brilliant’ and a Polemonium ‘lambrook mauve’ as the plants around them were swamping them. The Polemonium was in flower so I cut it right back and got pretty much all of the root ball. The Hylotelephium are still quite small owing to not enough sun but the roots were very shallow on both plants and came up relatively easily (they were planted in March last year). They’ve had a good water.

Is it likely all of the plants will be ok? I’m a bit concerned about the Hylotelephium owing to the seemingly lack of roots and the weather over the next week looks quite warm and sunny.

 Thanks.
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  • debs64debs64 Posts: 5,184
    I moved a hosta and a day lily on Saturday really thoroughly soaked them and they are fine. Just keep an eye, always amazes me how tough plants are. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Yes - they should be fine. Both are very easy perennials- for propagating and moving. 
    I would have potted up the sedums though, rather than planting them. Once they've grown on a bit, they could have been planted back out. Do you know what variety they are?
    I'm surprised they were still small if they've been in for year though. They grow quite rapidly. I grow them in part shade as well as sun, so that shouldn't really have been a problem. What size are they?
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I moved a knautia and a rudbeckia last week and they are fine. Make sure you keep them moist.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    I'm forever moving plants around (unless the weather is particularly warm/hot).
    As long as the planting hole is already prepared so they hardly know they've been moved, and you keep an eye on watering, they should be fine.
  • WildlifeloverWildlifelover Posts: 380
    edited May 2022
    Thanks everyone. Yes, the holes were already ready so they were only out of the ground for a few minutes. 

    The hylotelephium that I said were small are the Hylotelephium spectabile ‘brilliant group’ Brilliant. One of them is half the height of the other one as this one was shaded by other plants. I guess they aren’t too small but compared to the others I have, they are. Here’s a pic of the smaller one with a size 9 for comparison. 


  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    That's plenty big enough. I thought you were meaning tiny little things  :)
    That'll grow away well. I shifted one about that size last year, and I've got lots of little bits rooting too. They're very easy for propagating - any small piece with a bit of root will 'take' and grow on.
    Brilliant is quite a nice variety. I had it in a previous garden.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • WildlifeloverWildlifelover Posts: 380
    edited May 2022
    Great, thanks. I didn’t think they could tolerate part shade but if yours did well in that, that’s good to know. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    You might gets bit leaning towards more light, but if you have other planting around, that helps. Or you can use a man made physical support of some kind. I've got some which grow through the lower branches of an oak leaf  hydrangea.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • WildlifeloverWildlifelover Posts: 380
    Ok, thanks. The only place I could relocate these were in front of some geranium Patricia which might block a bit of sun later in the day but I was thinking I could trim the geranium on one side just to create a bit of space between them seeing as the geranium will grow taller than the hylotelephium?
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    edited May 2022
    You can trim the geranium back, also bear in mind that it will have flowered, been sheared back and have new lower growth by the time the sedum * comes into flower. 
    You could maybe think about lifting and dividing the geranium in the Autumn to give the sedum more  room for next year.
    *sorry, l find it quicker to type than hylotelephium  :)
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