It has striking grey-green coloured, fleshy spoon-shaped leaves growing in a rosette on a stem. It is a popular groundcover plant in rockeries and water-wise gardens.
Constituents:
Graptosedum species – Succulent Plant- 1
3 inch (8 cm) Grower Round Plastic Pot (Black)- 1
3.3 inch (8 cm) Square Plastic Planter with Rounded Edges (Blue)- 1
It is a hairless, rosette-forming succulent. The rosettes are up to 5 inches (12.5 cm) in diameter and grow at the tips of ever-lengthening, hanging stems, creating a low spreading colony up to 6 inches (15 cm) tall. The leaves are succulent, lanceolate, glaucous and up to 3 inches (7.5 cm) long.
Those grown in partial shade tend to be blue-grey. In full sun they are pinkish grey. During the winter the leaves take a brownish-purple tinge. The flowers are star shaped, yellow, up to 0.8 inches (2 cm) in diameter and are borne on stems up to 6 inches (15 cm) long with 2 to 6 branches, each with 3 to 14 flowe
Plant Specifications
Plant Height
6 inch (15 cm)
Plant Spread
4 inch (10 cm)
*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%
Common Name
Sedum weinbergii, Mother-of-pearl-plant and Ghost plant.
Maximum Reachable Height
6 inches
Flower Colour
Yellow
Bloom Time
Summer
Difficulty Level
Easy to grow
Planting And Care
Keep in a bright sunny location.
Try not to water the leaves, give water to soil only.
Avoid overwatering as the roots may get rot.
Water the plant in a morning, between 8 to 10 am.
Re-pot when the plant performs clump and goes beyond the pot size. It should be done before or after the rainy season and in the spring season.
Avoid keeping in suffocated areas or in dark room.
While, re-potting or propagating try not to disturb the roots.
Required care in the winter season. If growing in a pot, then kept in indoors and growing in outside do mulching.
Graptosedum Species Care
This plant can be grown from leaf cuttings. Pull a leaf from the main stem, leave it to dry for a day, then place it on the surface of the growing medium. The growing medium should be light and well drained, you can use a mixture of soil, sand and compost. The leaf will form roots and eventually, a small rosette will appear at the base. It requires minimum 10 degrees C temperature and partial sun to form roots and new growth. Remove and pot up the new plant when well rooted. Water the new plant regularly.
Sunlight
Full sun to partial shade, at least 4 to 6 hours of sunlight per day.
Watering
Moderately
Soil
Well drained soil.
Temperature
22 to 35 degrees C
Fertilizer
Apply any organic fertilizer in spring.
Graptosedum Species Uses
Ornamental Use:
This plant with its pale blue-green leaves can be used as contrasting foliage in succulent plantings, cactus gardens or xeriscape plantings
It is also pretty used as edging for dry borders and in rock gardens
It can be kept in pots too, provided the soil drains well
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