RE: Sedum 'Frosty Morn'

Hi Barb, 
    There seems to be quite a bit of variability in the Sedum Frosty Morn.  I have plants from 2 different sources.  One is wimpy, the other robust - but both have maintained their variegation.  I recently cut the tops out of the robust ones and stuck them in my usual prop mix of 1/2 perlite & 1/2 vermiculite to root.  So if you have good stems on your Frosty Morn, why not propagate the best variegated ones to give your garden a good stand of this very handsome plant?
    There is another variegated Sedum with yellow variegation instead of white, but with the same white flowers as Frosty Morn.  In their second year here in the nursery, at least 50% had lost their yellow and returned to plain green.  Very unstable and not worth saving.  They all went to the compost. :(
 

Marilyn Dube'
Natural Designs Nursery 
Portland, OR 

 
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-perennials@mallorn.com [mailto:owner-perennials@mallorn.com]On Behalf Of WHTROS@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 12:03 PM
To: perennials@mallorn.com
Subject: Sedum 'Frosty Morn'

Good Day --
Would someone, please, put a little shade-cloth over the sun!!

A couple years ago I fell in love with this little guy (Sedum 'Frosty Morn').
At first I thot he had an unusual growth habit.  Some of the stems were all
green and some were Frosty.  I thot, perhaps, the new growth was green and
matured into Frosty stems.  I'm sure now that I am wrong about that.  It is
just 1/2 green and 1/2 Frosty.  
      Recently someone told me that some have the nasty habit of doing this
and that I should get another one.

My question for the day is --
      I've been trying to decide if I should:
a.  Get rid of it and plant a new one somewhere else.  My heart won't let me
destroy it so on to --
b.  Take cuttings of the Frosty side and hope the new plants don't split
colors like the old one.  
c.  Dig up the old plant and see if I can separate out the green stems.  
Seems possible since there are only about 6-7 stems total. And the green ones
are pretty much on one side.

What experience have you all had with this plant?
Anything similar?
And what do you suggest I do with mine?

I'm leaning to doing both b and c.
As soon as someone gets that shade-cloth up!

Thank you and have a cup of coffee on me --
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Barbara
USDA Zone 5, Rock Island, Illinois USA
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