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Sedum suaveolens Myron
Kimnach
Location: Mexico; Durango, Barranca de
Topia 1,170 metres.
At first glance of the compact rosette one would say this plant was
an echeveria, that is till the flowers appear.
Then it can be seen that it is not.
The flowers are 8 mm in width, silvery white with pink
carpels and reddish brown anthers. A faint sweet perfume can be detected
by those with a good sense of smell.
Offsets arise from the base of the rosette then eventually trailing
and rooting at the tips. Two new offsets are showing in the picture
above.
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CULTIVATION:
is easy using a well drained C & S compost and grown with exposure
to full light with good ventilation inside. In the growing season water
normally; in the winter
apply just enough to keep the plants ticking over
at 3ºC minimum.
Re pot every 2/3 years using a high potash low nitrogen
compost. Slow release fertiliser is useful.
It is essential to remove dead leaves from the bottom of the rosette
to prevent botrytis spores getting a hold.
PROPAGATION: is easy from offsets in Spring and Summer.
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