Variegated Sedum,Striped Sedum 'Mediovariegatum' (Sedum alboroseum)

I usually don't care for large sedums cause they tend to fall over, but this one is sure a beauty! What lovely variegation!

Morning Roshana -

I think a lot of people get discouraged with the BIG sedum varieties because they are so huge and do tend to flop over. Same thing goes for some of the tall Dahlias and other perennials that take on that totally messy look and out come the shears about mid-summer.

There is a solution.....I've tried the staking - the stakes look worse than floppy plants; I've tried the twig brush shoved under plants - works for short bushy things, but not Sedum; I've tried the twine thing and stakes - by the time you need twine, it's really too late.

The ultimate solution requires an investment over time, but is a fool-proof way of solving the "I've flopped over and can't get up" problem.

Here's a link to the plant supports that really work:
http://kinsmangarden.com/p/fullpage.php?page=68&session=1090256
And a link to the home page for the Kinsman Company online Catalog:
http://kinsmangarden.com/index.php?session=1090256

I'm sure other things like chicken wire with rebar legs could be adapted to accomplish the same thing.

Didja know that many of the more popular Sedums got a new name a few years ago? Attached is an image of my Hylotelephium spectabile 'Meteor' - it's big too, looks like 'Autumn Joy'(real name 'Herbstfreude'), supposed to have pink flowers, but mine is more lavendar/rose.

This message was edited Apr 29, 2005 1:01 PM

Happenstance, very nice variegation on that sedum. Many times I have thought of buying the grow-through supports but just haven't gotten around to it. Didn't know if they were all that great. Guess I will put them on the list for next spring. Great photo by the way.

Thanks Broots.

Another interesting thing about this one is that a portion of it has reverted to its parentage. All experts advise that this piece should be cut back and either rooted seperately or discarded. I have chosen to leave it as is and see what develops. You can see that it is twice the size of the variegated stems and is also further along in flower development.

That is really interesting.

Thanks for the tip on kinsman plant supports. Like broots, I've thought about getting some but just haven't. Good to know these really work. And I already have their catalog.

This message was edited Wednesday, Sep 3rd 1:20 PM

Bumping this up to show one of the Kinsman supports in place.

The 'Autumn Joy' is about 18" high now, so a week or so ago I put the supports in place. The one shown is a 36" and you can see that even though it is a little unsightly for a couple of weeks it will do the job in keeping the Sedum from flopping over when the flower heads get heavy. They come in a variety of sizes and configurations.