Sedum nussbaumerianum - leaf? propogation..

Use this forum to get advice on growing succulents and keeping them healthy
Post Reply
sherzumr
Posts: 5
Joined: Thu Sep 01, 2016 6:16 am

Sedum nussbaumerianum - leaf? propogation..

Post by sherzumr »

Hello everyone!
I'm new to this site/forum and gardening too.
The online search for a gift led me to "succulent terrarium" and I was hooked! <3 :D

I had managed to get cuttings of 2 succulents, One of which is "Sedum nussbaumerianum" ( don't know what the other one is). Since I have no idea about keeping anything alive :P i gave it to my mom-in-law. When i went to meet her about 2 weeks later..not only has it grown way bigger, the leaves had taken on a reddish hue and looked more like flowers! (soo beautiful!!!)
Before potting it,we had cut it and removed about 5 leaves (is it leaf??) from the bottom.
I read about succulent propagation online and they mentioned "leaf" propagation.. the leaf from the unidentified plant sprouted a tiny plant in 13 days.
nothing happened to sedum leaves till today morning (almost 20days later), they seem to have pushed a single tiny red hair-like growth(root?)
I surfed online and couldnt find anything regarding propogation of Sedum nussbaumerianum by its' leaf.
Will it work or am i going to be disappointed? :oops:
Attachments
DSC_2329[1].jpg
DSC_2329[1].jpg (61.18 KiB) Viewed 1154 times
esp_imaging
Posts: 1503
Joined: Sun Jun 28, 2015 4:27 pm
Location: England
Contact:

Re: Sedum nussbaumerianum - leaf? propogation..

Post by esp_imaging »

Leaf cuttings work well with most Sedums.
If a small root is starting, you are doing OK. Give them a few more weeks to grow plantlets, and a few months to grow decent size plantlets!
13 days for your other plant is super quick!

Patience is often useful with propagating succulents and cacti.
A small diverse collection of Cacti & Succulents
Based in the UK
http://www.edwardshaw.co.uk/cacti
User avatar
greenknight
Posts: 4815
Joined: Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:18 am
Location: SW Washington State zone 8b

Re: Sedum nussbaumerianum - leaf? propogation..

Post by greenknight »

Yes, that's a root - now all you need is a lot of patience.
Spence :mrgreen:
sherzumr
Posts: 5
Joined: Thu Sep 01, 2016 6:16 am

Re: Sedum nussbaumerianum - leaf? propogation..

Post by sherzumr »

Thank you @esp_imaging and @greenknight! :D
Yup the roots have grown longer.

Weeks??! they are slow growing indeed!
Guess i'll FINALLY learn patience ](*,)

unidentified plant baby before and after (day 13 and 19)

---Thanks again!
Attachments
before (left)
before (left)
post1.jpg (42.65 KiB) Viewed 1132 times
Post Reply