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Sedum Purple Emperor - Advise Please

Rosie CupcakesRosie Cupcakes Posts: 98
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I have a Sedum Purple Emperor that was growing in a very shady area of the garden and wasn't doing very well. It was bending to get to the light and the leaves were very dull.

So I dug it up and split it into pots to put on my patio were it is sunny most of the day.

This is one of the pots and the sedum is very bent. Should I cut it to reduce the height and taking cuttings?

I have heard of the Chelsea chop but never done it on my sedums.

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Any advice appreciated.

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  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543

    I think the 'Chelsea Chop' would work very well and you get more plants from the cuttings!

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  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154

    If you have the patience to wait until early next spring , after cutting off this years stem , you should see growing at ground level several semi-dormant growing shoots for 2018 . These can be carefully divided and potted on to make more plants.

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    I would use the top as cuttings before it falls over



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  • Rosie CupcakesRosie Cupcakes Posts: 98

    Thanks for all the advice

  • IamweedyIamweedy Posts: 1,364

    I have a number of those purple colour sedums but none of the stems seem to grow straight like the  " S spectabile". Lots of bendy rather  floppy stems. .It might just be what they are like. 




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