Sedum Telefium "Herbstfroyde": description, appearance of Herbstfreude stonecrop, planting, care, reproduction, difficulties in maintenance

Despite the unpronounceable name, the Herbstrfroyde cadet is rapidly gaining popularity among landscape design enthusiasts. Florists prefer to plant this cultivar in the garden, on open terraces and alpine slides. The plant is hardy, unpretentious, grows quickly and easily, looks very impressive with minimal effort. Next, you will learn the specific features of this plant, how it is planted and what care it requires for greater decorativeness.

Stonecrop Description

Title

An accountant for the Herbstfroyde or Herbstfroyde television series is the Latin scientific name for Sedum telephium Herbstfreude. In the middle of the 20th century, the genus of the trap Telefium by Japanese botanist Hideaki Ohba was isolated from the type of stonecrops in a separate genus. It is also called the cadet. The exact name of this species is Hylotelephium telephium. This classification group of nursery schools includes up to 28 varieties, one of them is the Herbstfroyde television series. Due to the peculiarity of the structure of the leaves, it is called a platelet grape. Synonymous names - Hare cabbage, Skripun.

Similar plants

Stonecrop ordinary large - similar to the Herbstrfroyde variety with high shoots, up to 60 cm in height. The leaves are oval, oblong.
Grade of the Rosy Glow also applies to shrub varieties. The flowers are bright pink, fragrant.
Accuser "Hub Gray" blooms also abundantly pink inflorescences. The leaves are covered with a waxy bluish-gray coating.
Stonecrop "Ruprecht" similar to the Herbstrfroyde variety with the height of a compact bush. The leaves are rounded, bluish.
Stonecrop "Xenox" - A hybrid variety of ordinary telefium. It grows compactly, inflorescences are dense, pale pink.

Botanical characteristics, homeland and prevalence

The clerk of the television series "Herbstrfroyde" is a perennial succulent of the family Tolstyankovye, refers to grassy ornamental plants. The plant is a tall shrubby species of garden sedum. In nature, the variety grows in North America, Asia, and Eastern Europe.

It is widely distributed in the European part of Russia, in Siberia, in the Far East. The natural habitat is pine forests, sandy soils, rocky surfaces, slopes of ravines. Grown in the garden, along the curbs, on alpine slides and multi-tiered flower beds.

What does it look like?

The accountant of the Herbstfroyde television series grows in a tall, neat, compact bush. The stems are straight, cylindrical in shape, up to 40-60 cm high. Shoots are few or solitary, light green in color. Leaves grow alternately, fleshy, juicy in structure. Leaf plates are pressed above, sessile.

Leaves have a back lanceolate, oblong shape. The base of the leaf is wedge-shaped, the edges are serrated, rounded. The length of the leaves is up to 6 - 6 cm, the width is 2 - 3 cm. The leaves are bright green, shiny, there are varieties with a bluish tint, purple, brown, depending on the variety. The rosette of leaves is large, it gives many daughter shoots. The flowers are small, bell-shaped.

The flowers themselves are pink, raspberry shades are found. The inflorescences are voluminous, dense, large, corymbose in shape, located on the top of the stems. Petals are oblong, pointed at the ends, up to 0.5 cm in length. Long flowering, lasts more than a month.

Reference: at the beginning of flowering, the flowers are light pink, after which they acquire saturated shades of bright red color. In autumn, the flowers become brown. The bush is decorative for the whole season.

Seeds ripen in September - October, have good germination. The seeds are small, dusty. The roots are powerful, tuberous, dense.

Is it easy to grow and how long does it live?

Herbalist Telefium Herbstrfroyde can grow in one place without a transplant up to 4 - 5 years. With proper care and timely pruning, the plant can live for more than 10 years. The variety is drought tolerant, tolerates summer heat well. It differs in the duration of flowering until the frost. In the southern regions, it can bloom before snow falls, while maintaining the decorative bush.

Important: in temperate climates, in snowless winters, the bush partially falls, additional care is required.

Easily propagated by seedling and dividing the bush. It differs in quick rooting, good adaptation to new conditions. The flowers are fragrant, considered honey plants, attract bees, bumblebees, butterflies.

Leaves are used in folk medicine.. Tinctures are used as a tonic, restorative. Also, raw materials are used in the manufacture of homeopathic preparations for disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.

Care

Lighting	Bright sunlight is required. Let bright ambient light. Light shading is required by young seedlings during the adaptation period.
Temperature	In open soils, the plant adapts well to natural changes in air temperature. The variety tolerates an increase in temperature to 22 - 26 ° C. Pots and containers in the spring are best taken on open loggias. In the winter dormant period, pots are best installed in cool rooms. The optimum temperature in the autumn-winter period is 10 - 12 ° C.
A place	The more accessible the sunlight, the brighter the colors of the leaves, stems and the flowering itself. It is recommended to arrange bushes on the south, southeast, southwest side of the house. With a lack of lighting, flowering is problematic, the stems are stretched, the bushes lose their compactness and decorativeness.
Watering	Herbstrøyde tall nursery grades require more moisture than ground cover varieties. Watering should be moderate, the necessary humidity of the substrate should be maintained. In the summer heat, in the absence of rain, you should water the bushes under the root once every 8 to 10 days. In the fall, watering is reduced. In winter, watering almost stops. At home, it is enough to moisten the topsoil once a month.
Air humidity	Additional regular spraying of the bushes is not required. Succulents do not like excessive moisture. If the leaves are very dusty, you can wash off the dirt with a light scattered shower.
Top dressing	Spring top dressing of the substrate is required during plant transplantation. Ready-made mineral fertilizers for succulents can be used. Organic fertilizers can not overfeed the soil. It is enough to add humus or well-diluted manure to the substrate in spring.
The soil	The soil for the Herbstfroyde sedum requires loose, light, well-drained soil. The substrate must pass moisture and air well. Water stagnation in the soil must not be allowed. Weeds should be weeded regularly so that the weed does not clog the bushes. In winter, it is better to mulch the soil with a layer of crushed stone, preventing the roots from freezing.
Pruning	In temperate climates, the bushes should be pruned before hibernation. The stems are cut, leaving 2 to 3 cm from the base. In the spring, the bush grows fast again. During transplantation, damaged dry parts of the root and stems are cut off. After flowering, dried flower stalks are cut. Also overgrown bushes should be cut every 2 to 3 years. Cropped shoots are used for cuttings.

Breeding

Propagation by seeds is a long and laborious process. It requires the creation of greenhouse conditions, the picking of grown seedlings.

Most often, at home, the method of dividing the bush is used. An adult bush is dug up, divided into 3 parts. In each part there should be young shoots and part of a healthy rhizome. Compost or humus is placed in the planting holes. The procedure is best done in the spring.

For cuttings, a young shoot with nodules is taken. It is divided into segments of 6 - 7 cm. You can root immediately in open flower beds, planting cuttings to adult bushes. Before planting the cuttings should be dried for 4 to 5 hours.

Landing

Landing is carried out in the spring when the earth warms up well. Landing tanks should be wide, shallow.

The composition of the substrate:

Garden land - 2 hours
Sheet land - 1 h.
Sod land - 1 h.
Sand - 1 hour
Drainage layer.
Broken red brick, polystyrene, crushed stone are used as drainage.

Landing pattern:

Digging a plot, weeds are harvested.
Dig holes with a diameter of 40 cm at a distance of 20 - 25 cm.
A specially prepared substrate is placed in the well.
Seedlings are buried in the soil.
The substrate is moistened.

Important: shading of seedlings and regular moistening of the soil to rooting is required.

Flowering occurs in the first year of planting. For better tillering, the tops of the seedlings can be pinched.

Possible difficulties

In the shade or on the north side, the bushes do not grow well, the leaves are deformed.
From the dampness of the substrate, slugs, rot of rhizomes and stems appear. Substrate replacement, transplantation and sanitary pruning are required.
If the lower leaves fade, water the plants, they lack moisture.
At home, the lower leaves die from overheating. Move the pots to a cool place.
Dark spots on the leaves - fungus. Sick plants are rejected.
From aphids, weevils, caterpillars, preventive treatment of the substrate with a fungicide or actellik is required once a season.

Reportee television "Herbstrfroyde" - one of the most unpretentious garden plants. He is not afraid of either cold or heat. You just need to choose the right landing place and follow the simple rules of care.