Re: perennials -Sedums

Hello Paul, Deb and Walter.....
    I, too, would like to find out why my Matrona is a flopper. Certainly
not room for the physical act itself, or the appearance where it is located.
    I am pretty sure I have Matrona. It is actually not quite as dark as I
had envisioned when I purchased it. I have three plants that were purchased
in mum pots about (  can't really remember for sure...) 4 or 5 years ago.
There is a bend in a path with a stone sculpture and large limestone rocks
set back and the sedums fill the nook between the path and the sculpture.
The soil was trucked in and all sits up on a small mound above the rest of
the garden. So... well drained and average fertility. I never fertilize my
sedums... or much else around here, except in the nursery pots.
    They are located on the west side of the garden. Across the path from
the sedums is a hybrid horse chestnut tree that forms open shade in the
afternoons. Rest of the day the sedums are in bright light. I am on the
north side of a hill. Exposure is then bright light, afternoon open shade.
    Could it simply be that mine are getting some age on them, the center
getting woody?? They did not flop the first two or three years I had them.
Anyone with long term experience??
    JoAn has quite a few tall sedums in her raised garden beds, but not
Matronia... so no comparisons.
    What I have here is a puzzlement.
    Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana

----- Original Message -----
> I have had around 300 'matrona's and never had one really flop over, break
> yes but not flop- 'Autumn Joy' flops once in a while.
>
> I have a row 'Matrona' that was just great last year-but do to neglect was
> over come with tall "weeds" this year and by the time I got the "weeds"
taken
> care of my poor 'Matriona's were not thick and dark, but still not
flopping.
> 'Matrona' has large leaves with pinkish midribs and edges.
>
> Could you have "Morhrchen' ?-- leaves are a blackish brown color, grows
the
> same size almost as 'Matrona' but becomes darker.
>
> Both the above Sedum's have large dull pink flowers late in the year.
>
> Sedum's I think flop when they get to much water and too much nitrogen or
> when they are too dry and have no nutrients. And the number one reason for
> flopping is that they get to big for their one gallon pots and tip over.
>
> Another worth while upright Sedum to grow is 'Autumn Fire'
>
> Paul

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