CategoryINDOOR SUCCULENTS

Sinocrassula Yunnanensis / Sedum Pyramidatum. Grow – Care – Propagate.

  1. Sinocrassula Yunnanensis / Sedum Pyramidatum. How to Grow, Care and Propagate.

Typically dark green in colour but can often look more black than green.

Small rosette succulent about 5-10 cm tall that can eventually develop into dense clumps and blooms generously.
Rosettes: Upright, closely packed 2.5 to 3.5cm in diameter.
Leaves: Small (1-3cm), fleshy, dark green, flattened, almost terete, acuminate, each with a mucro (soft point) at the tip and patterned with purplish brown speckles and short white hairs.
Flowers: Whitish flowers with red-tips
Blooming season: Autumn or early winter.

Cultivation: These plants like plenty of light and can tolerate full sun, but don’t worry if the plants aren’t in the sunniest of place; Sinocrassula will also thrive in a less sunny spot and stays relatively small. This species prefers dry conditions and it is best to refrain from watering it until the rootball has dried out completely. The plant can then be immersed in water and well drained and left until it has completely dried out again. Its succulent leaves will store enough water to survive for a long time

Winter Hardy: They can be grown outdoors – Winter Hardy 

Houseplant: Can be grown indoors as a houseplant in a bright location.

Propagation: This is a tough plant which spreads aggressively, both vegetatively by dropped leaves that root easily and by seed. Sow the seeds in winter (13-18°C) uncovered, they will germinate in around 2-3 months, division of old plant can be made in spring and late summer; cuttings in summer 

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How to Grow and Care for the String of Pearls Plant

The String of Pearls is a succulent plant that has a trailing or cascading habit. Its pearl-like foliage hangs on the string-like stems, hence the name. It is ideal for hanging baskets hanging planters or head planters. Basically, succulent plants are those plants that store water in their stems or foliage, which makes it easier for them survive during dry spells. While the round leaves of this plant store water, the surface area of the leaves that are exposed to the sun and dry air also get reduced due to their shape.

 

How to Take Care of the String of Pearls Plant

Light

The String of Pearls plant should be placed in a place that receives bright light. The pot can be placed on a window that faces south or west. The plant will do well if it receives 2-3 hours of direct sunlight and bright, indirect light for the rest of the day. If you are unable to find such a place, you can place them under a fluorescent light fixture. During the growing season, around 14 to 16 hours of artificial light on a daily basis will suffice.

Soil Requirements

Good drainage is extremely important, which is why the use of sandy soil is suggested. You could also use a potting mix that is meant for succulent plants. You could also mix potting soil and sand in the ratio of 3:1. Make sure that the soil is well-drained.

Propagation.

The string of pearls propagates quite easily, simply take stem cuttings and replant the leaves in potting soil. Make sure to keep its soil slightly moist. It should root quickly.

 

How To Propagate Succulent Leaves In Water – Fast Results

Why did I not think of this before? I propagate many plants in water and it had never entered my mind to try it on succulents.

I am horribly impatient so this method is perfect! if like me, you’re fed up of staring at leaves wishing them to have babies 😂

  • Super easy to do and very cheap method
  • Works Fast!
  • Roots are easily seen
  • works with most succulents leaves cuttings and offsets and a variety of houseplants.

 

How The Magic Happens.

The first and most important step is to let the cutting or offshoot callus. Leave it in an empty tray for a few days don’t skip this part or the leaf or cutting will absorb too much moisture and it may cause rotting.

Next rest the cutting or offshoot on the cling film you have wrapped around a dish. ( see video below) leave in a well sunlit place.

The callused end must be just above the water, without touching it.

In a few days you will see the roots starting to reach down into it.

 

RESULTS – 14 DAYS

 

Creative DIY Succulent Planters Made from Upcycled Finds

Upcycling is a way of giving new purpose to waste. Here are some creative and inspiring ideas to upcycle at home.

 

Plastic / Polystyrene Food Trays.

These are perfect to fill with a little succulent/cacti mix and get those leaf babies going. I have also started to experiment with water propagation and these have been very useful.

 

How To Propagate Succulent Leaves In Water – Fast Results

Food Tins

I use cans all the time as planters, both indoors and outdoors. Huge dog food cans all the way down to little sweetcorn tins #cute. They need to have drainage holes drilled out the bottoms but they are lovely once planted up.  I have started to varnish my outdoor tins now as they do degrade after a year or two if left in the garden.

 

 

Paper / Plastic Cups.

Once the party is over and you are left with a garden full of disposable cups, fill a bucket with soapy water give the cups a quick rinse.  Drainage holes are easy to punch in the bottom of paper cups plastic cups need a snip to create the drainage. Now you have lots of planters ready to start cuttings or seedlings these are handy to re-pot any 5.5cm succulent.

Coffee Cups

You can also apply this to your takeaway coffee cups, They are easy to put a hole in the bottom and when you have more plants than pots anything goes.  Add plenty of grit as these are deep pots or plant up some sedum cuttings, they will enjoy the root space and grow into lovely healthy plants.

Perfect for starting tomato plants and sweetcorn too 😉

 

 

Sedum Rupestre Blue Spruce – Hardy Blue Succulent

‘Blue Spruce’ stonecrop has narrow, fleshy, needle-like, blue-green foliage which often becomes tinged with orange or red in winter. Bumblebees and butterflies visit the yellow star-shaped flowers of ‘Blue Spruce’ in the summer.


A Super easy to care for plant. Robust, low maintenance and easy to establish.

Because it is a succulent, Blue Spruce Sedum is exceptionally drought tolerant and easy to grow. Provide very well-drained soil adding gravel if necessary to improve drainage. It prefers full sun but will tolerate shade.

Blue Spruce Sedum is useful as a groundcover or border in garden beds, rock gardens & look stunning in fairy gardens. Will trail over walls and the edges of pots in container gardens and head planters.

Very easy to grow from cuttings at any time of the year. Just snip off an established stem and place in well-drained soil in a sunny spot. Can be grown indoors in a bright location or any bright/semi-shade location outside.

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Divide and Conquer Snake Plant ( sansevieria trifasciata )

Sansevieria trifasciata is a fab little plant, I’ve been looking out for one for a while now.

I’ve been keeping my eyes peeled for one at markets and boot sales, then today, I found this little fella for a bargain price, he is a little damaged and pot bound but I love to rescue plants in distress.

I grabbed this little fella and got him home to work on dividing him up and potting on the new little plants.

Four and a bit plants! Super happy! now I can have a plant in a few rooms at home now.

Once taken out of the pot, the plants were easy to divide, a little snap of the Rhizome and one plant became two and the third was a single Rhizome happy to be separated, the fourth plant also has a new plant starting to emerge, rather than separate this I kept them together just in case I killed it being too greedy trying to get as many plants out of one bargain buy.

I changed the compost it was in, as always I used Cactus Focus Repotting Compost.

 

PLANT FACTS:

These plants can be neglected for weeks at a time, with their strong leaves and architectural shape, they still look fresh. Additionally, they can survive low light levels, drought and have few insect problems.

NASA research has even shown that snake plants are able to help keep the air inside your home clean, removing toxins. Pollutants removed: formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, and benzene, In short, they are the perfect houseplants.

Planted up in Recycled Cans, will be blogging more on how to recycle waste products to use in the garden in one way or another shortly.

Plant Care:

Water:
Be careful not to overdo it because your plant will rot. Always make sure the soil is almost completely dry before thoroughly watering again. Water your Snake Plants every few weeks. So, if you travel or tend to ignore plants, this is the plant for you.

Light:
Sansevierias prefer medium light they will also tolerate low light just be sure to keep them out of the direct sun because they’ll burn very quickly.

Temperature:
Sansevierias will tolerate a wide range of temperatures. They can also be placed in pots outdoors, they quite winter hardy down to -6

Pests:
Snake Plants are highly pest-resistant.