Sedum! I have a lot of this Dragon's Blood Sedum , Sedum spurium. For the soil I went with a sandy cactus-type mix that I concocted myself...
...there! Doesn't look like much at the initial planting....
....but as the summer progressed this little planter did, too.
Now comes the real test...
...will my hardy sedum survive the winter in this small exposed pot? Another month or so and we'll have the answer!
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I'd bet good money the sedum does fine. I hardly ever buy sedums since cuttings are so easy to start. I do lots and lots of shallow pots of cuttings every year and they winter over just fine.
Don't you just love sedum? I never met one I didn't like. Am eager to see if they survive int he exposed pots, but they're looking great so far!
Thanks Wiseacre, I feel pretty confident (only because I know how hardy sedums can be :)
Thank you Monica! I've never met a sedum I didn't like, either. Even the ones that others have called "invasive" are pretty easy to manage, IMO.
What a cool idea! Do you know how many of those old feeder trays i have lying around? :)
v.
That would be very cool...but would even cacti survive in a small container in your climate?
They(small containers) will if i put them in filtered sun and water them once a week, but it has to be dryland cacti, usually from Mexico.
I actually have a sedum that I got from Granny that I've never ID'd that will grow in cracks between concrete blocks! I think it would be very invasive if we had rainy summers. I LOVE that sedum. It even stays green in winter. I was amazed that it made it thru almost a foot of snow! I'll send you a pic later, maybe you can ID it.
v.
Please do send the picture, I'd love to see a sedum that tough! I think a bunch of chicken-feeder cacti would look really cool...even a grouping of buckets and various farm-related containers.
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