MotherRaphaela said:I also "hang out" with my plants, indoors and out. And I have a photograph of my semp garden -- well, two photos taped together -- with their name labels showing clearly or marked with a taped on label. They are like friends -- I'm no good with names until I really know someone!
I've got a google spreadsheet that tracks everything too...and a synced folder full of pictures that goes to all 4 of my computers... I'm a bit umm. Something.
Hah yeah I'm the same way with people as well. Usually, people's names are a little easier than stuff like "sedum kamtschaticum Weihenstephaner Gold" at least!
I love just hanging out and checking out the new growth at the end of the day (especially on my cuttings!). Not a fan of filling in all these squirrel holes...lost two plants to them already.
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Since I mentioned my clippings, I thought I'd share some pics...
After a seeing some pics (from Lynn, I think, I'll look for the past and edit the link in) of someone's clipping project with uprights a month or so ago I thought I'd give it a shot with my groundcovers (since then I've added some uprights and just started some clippings there, too!).
Here's where I started, (around 08/05/14)
I cut each of those up into 2-4 pieces, depending on the size, shape and leaf placement of the individual stalks, then let them sit for a day or so to dry (very hot/sunny here), then planted them in some of the MANY spare 4"s I have laying around:
And here's where they are today (~6 weeks on):
(I've added a few since in the second series...I think the center, bottom one is album coral carpet and the bottom left is just a mashup of broken bits that have been knocked off other plants.)
The growth thus far mirrors almost exactly what I've observed in the parent plants (I guess this is to be expected? Still interesting to me!): note that the makinoi Ogun is dead already and the makinoi Variegatum is not doing well, comparatively - but still hanging on! Palmeri just seems to be an incredibly slow grower for me. About the only thing that surprised me was the slow showing by the sarmentosum - the ones in my yard have proved very vigorous AND tough.
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@valleylynn, here's the original thread:
The thread "Hylotelephium telephium subsp. telephium Candy™ Chocolate Drop" in
Sedum forum
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