Clarifier / sedum

Refers to the family of Tolstoyans. Motherland - Central and South America, Madagascar.

General description: Cleansing - lightweight in growing succulent. Basically, these are low plants with branching fleshy stems. Leaves are very fleshy, in the shape of a boat or cylindrical.

Usually in the room conditions the following species are bred:

  • Sedum pachyphylium is distinguished by the red tips of cylindrical leaves.
  • Sedum rubrotinctum (Purified reddish) has approximately completely red leaves.
  • Sedum morganianum (Morgan's Cleansing). This is an ampel shape with hanging stems densely covered with small gray syzy leaves. In the summer flowers of pink flowers.

  • Sedum prealtum is an atypical cleansing. This bush is up to 60 cm high with long bright leaves.

Recommendations for plant care Cleaning:

Illumination : photophilous, requires direct sunlight.

Irrigation mode : Moderate, by the measure of drying of the soil. In the winter, outlandish.

Humidity : Does not require spraying.

Temperatures : Moderate, cool in winter (8-14 ° C).

Soil : Drainage is mandatory. It is allowed to add charcoal and brick crumbs.

Recommended soil mix: 1 share of sod land, 1 share of leaf, 1 element of peat and 1 element of sand.

During the growth period, it needs fertilizing once every two weeks with fertilizers for cacti and succulents.

Breeding : The apical and caulis cuttings easily take root in spring and summer.

Transplantation : In the spring, annually or 1 time in 2 years. The root system is superficial, so the pot must be wide, but not deep at all.

Pests : It is infrequent.

Morgan's Cleansing - Sedum morganianum

Purified reddish - Sedum rubrotinctum

Morgan's purification - sedum morganianum

Broad-leafed cleanser - sedum pachyphylium

Reddish colored cleanser - sedum rubrotinctum