How to Grow Sedum Autumn Joy

Sedum Autumn Joy is a reliable and hardy plant. the flower stems over-winter very well and can now be cut as dried flowers. The fresh new stems are growing in well and now is an ideal time to divide established clumps and replant or transplant.
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[@seamus6994]

To me, each stem should have been cut off at ground level after the flower turned brown. Then stick each stem into the soil somewhere else and left alone till next year. Each stem will become it's own individual plant as long as you stick those stems in soil before they become dried out. No need to separate the roots then. You could also cut each stem into 3 or more pieces. Stick the bottoms into the soil and again, you have all new plants. Letting the stems dry up and die, ruins the chance to create many, many new plants. I live in a very hot area of the USA. But we also have cold snowy Winters. They grow from the soil as soon as the weather warms up. Easiest plant in the world to propagate I think. Good video.......

[@gardenerscottageblakeney1316]

Thank you we will try this tip and see how we get on. We tend to leave the flower heads on the plants until spring as we love the winter structure in the garden. They look beautiful with frost or spiders webs on.

[@diyangeluk]

Such a lovely video. You are also very well spoken which I love. Thanks for this video.. Now I know exactly what to do.❤

[@gardenerscottageblakeney1316]

My pleasure 😊

[@whattovisitinromania5044]

Beautiful plants! Very interesting informations! Have a good day! ❤️🤗

[@gardenerscottageblakeney1316]

Thank you! You too!

[@ethelrizarri2614]

But what time of the year you said this season ? Is it fall and the plant during nov Dec and winter

[@wildberrygarden]

Great video, thanks. I've just planted my first sedum on the garden, I look forward to doing this one day!

[@gardenerscottageblakeney1316]

Good luck! They are easy to grow

[@kathyjackson2956]

Your instructional video is so helpful to me - thank you!!

[@gardenerscottageblakeney1316]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for letting us know

[@sweetmommyof5763]

Great information, thank you for such a thorough explanation.

[@gardenerscottageblakeney1316]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ChocolateMelanin]

I’ve just dug my Sedums out after 10yrs of growing & spreading all over my garden. They are lovely, but I need a change 😅

[@gardenerscottageblakeney1316]

We love ours but change is also good. They move very easily

[@cynthiagilbreth1352]

One February we had a few elk in the garden come to munch on the dead stalks. I live in Colorado near the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains.

[@gardenerscottageblakeney1316]

Golly that must have been a sight . We’re lucky we just get row deer 🦌 and small varieties like muntjac occasionally we see a red deer

[@sandraoconnor5700]

So beautiful and helpful!!

[@gardenerscottageblakeney1316]

Glad it was helpful!

[@maryklopfer9885]

Love these plants...I call them Beautiful Cockroaches, cuz they are so tough. nothing upsets them . I tossed tiny remnant pieces in full shade, and they grew....moved them in better light and Bam.

[@gardenerscottageblakeney1316]

Yes its a great and robust plant.

[@deemarie3524]

I always bring the spent ones inside.

[@gardenerscottageblakeney1316]

Good idea they would look nice

[@Abi-un4uk]

Excellent video! Juts what I was looking for. I have been given a huge sedum is there still time to split it up and plant it around the garden ?

[@gardenerscottageblakeney1316]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nancydorn2524]

Is this spring or fall?

[@gardenerscottageblakeney1316]

Autumn or fall. You can propagate them in spring or fall

[@vickiesorenson2383]

Why do you use rock around plant?

[@gardenerscottageblakeney1316]

We just like it and it’s a very cheap form of edging

[@PontoonPilot]

I left mine in a planter over the winter and it’s got new growth, can I take them out of the planter and put in the ground without them dying?

[@gardenerscottageblakeney1316]

Yes they are very tough we have moved our lots of times. Just moved a few more this month as they were in wrong place

[@yanxiadu]

Does it need a lot of sun? Is 4-5 hours of sun enough for this plant? Thanks

[@gardenerscottageblakeney1316]

ideally it does need a lot of sun to grow well. Not sure 4-5 hours would be enough for it to thrive as it likes full sun. Having said that we have grown it in less sunny spots and it will grow and flower just not as vigorously

[@meep2576]

I put one rooted sedum in a few weeks ago. Do you think it will survive the winter ? I’m in zone 9 but we freeze

[@gardenerscottageblakeney1316]

Ours cope with quite hard frosts and snow so hopefully it will survive

[@catfun784]

Hi whats the name of the shrub u divided . Not seedum the other one

[@gardenerscottageblakeney1316]

not sure Ive quickly rewatched the video but not sure which plant you are referring to as it all seemed to be about dividing sedums. Unless its the iris you are referring to which is behind the Sedums

[@twinfin8571]

Hi. My sedum is large and opening in the middle. It’s very hot now in Oklahoma. Would it survive being split up now? Is not, it appears the outer branches will be laying on the ground. Also, when I do transplant, they will be very tall. Should I also cut them back? I should have done all this 2 years ago. They’ve been neglected unfortunately. Thanks for any info from anybody. 😊

[@gardenerscottageblakeney1316]

We moved ours last year in a heatwave and a drought in UK and they were fine as long as you keep them well watered and dig up a decent area around them so you don't damage roots . Best time to move them is spring in our experience or autumn after they have been cut back . They are pretty tough

[@twinfin8571]

@@gardenerscottageblakeney1316 . Thanks. I think I’ll wait till spring.

[@gardenerscottageblakeney1316]

Joe did you get on with moving them ? Have they gone back ok ?

[@carolburnett8372]

I have my first sedum called garden stonecrop..........I have the blooms that I trimed off and was hoping to see what the actual seeds look like. I am in a seed exchange group and we exchange seeds only not the whole plant......I gathered the little cluster heads and turned one upside-down over a large white platter........I have tiny tiny little sticks, tiny tiny little petals, tiny little stems and some tiny black dust looking like black pepper......please help me find what to keep and share.......(must be seeds only) .......I hope you can send me to a link or answer my question......please.....thanks ahead of time....

[@gardenerscottageblakeney1316]

I have never seen the seeds ? I wonder if this is a sterile hybrid ? I will look at the end of the season, but never seen seedlings around the plants either?