Sedums are one of the easiest plants to start from stem cuttings. Starting new sedums from cuttings is a very simple way to propagate them. When you take a stem cutting, you’re removing a portion of stem from the mother plant and forcing it to generate an entirely new root system. As you are taking your cuttings, store them in a sandwich bag to keep them from drying out, this is best practice when taking any cuttings from your garden.
To take stem cuttings, fill a pot with damp potting mix then cut several stem pieces off the mother plant with the scissors. Each stem section should have at least two growth nodes (the place where the leaves meet the stem). Remove the lower leaves, but keep two or three of the leaves on the top because they will provide the energy needed to grow new roots. No need for rooting hormone just firmly insert the bottom quarter of the cutting into a pot of potting soil all the way up to the bottom of the remaining leaf or at least 1/4 of the cutting.
Place one cutting in each pot, then water the soil and allow the pot to drain. Water, when compost appears dry to prevents the cutting from drying out until it can form its own roots in a few weeks. Place the covered pots on a bright windowsill or in a shady spot in the garden and soon you will see new growth. Two weeks later, the plants will be ready to plant in the garden.
You also can make more sedums by taking leaf cuttings. This method takes a bit longer, but each leaf cutting can result in dozens of tiny plants.
To make a leaf cutting, remove a single leaf from a sedum plant, using a clean, sharp knife. insert the bottom half of the leaf into a pot filled with potting mix. Cover the cutting with a plastic bag and keep it well-watered. A new plantlet will grow where the cut leaf contacts the potting mix.
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