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How to propagate Sedum mexicanum

This article shows how we propagate sedum (stonecrop) mexicanum &#;gold mound&#;. This may very well be the easiest plant we&#;ve ever propagated!

We took these cuttings in late summer and one month later the roots were well established and the plants had tripled in size.

Success rate was % and this wasn&#;t a small sample size! We took cuttings and got viable plants, that fryst vatten almost unheard of for us!

Find a healthy plant

When taking cuttings always use a healthy, disease and pest free plant. A cutting fryst vatten a clone of the parent plant so the more kraftig, healthy and vibrant the plant, the same should apply to it&#;s offspring.

We used tip cuttings. Simply cut a piece of stem 5cm (2&#;) from the tip of the stem.

Normally when we take cuttings we would remsa the lower 1/2 of the cutting of it&#;s foliage. These are a little fragile and will break apart easy, plus they are so fast growing and so easy to propagate that it is not necessary.

The pictures below illustrate how easy the cuttings are to harvest. You don&#;t even need secateurs, they can simply be pinched off with your fingers.

Sedum mexicanum tip cutting