Easy care and unsurpassed decorativeness - Matron stonecrop for home and garden

Accuser Telefony "Matron" is part of a kind of stonecrop. Sedum telephium "Matrona" is a synonymous name of the same genus.

The accountant of the television "Matron" is particularly decorative. Reddish leaves and stalks look colorful on flower beds even without flowering, creating a contrast with other evergreen perennials.

In the article, we will consider in detail the characteristics of the plant, how to care for it, and also find out? Is it difficult to propagate Sedum "Matrona" and how long it lives.

Plant characteristics

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In the 70s. In the 20th century, a separate genus of granary was identified, Hylotelephium telephium, which includes up to 30 varieties (for all types of stonecrop, see a separate article.) Among them is an ad-hoc telethon of the Matron. The exact scientific name of the plant is Hylotelephium triphyllum "Matrona".

Sedum telephium includes the main subspecies:

• Maximum Atropurpureum.
• Maximum Gooseberry Fool.
• Matrona.

In domestic floriculture, this species is called a stonecrop or stonecrop ordinary. There is also a variant of stonecrop Matron, in addition to this, the plant was named violin, rabbit cabbage, juvenile.

Botanical features, homeland and prevalence

Reporter Television "Matron" belongs to the genus of thick-leaved stonecrop family Tolstyankovyh. The plant is classified as a herbaceous perennial succulent. Belongs to high shrubby decorative types of garden sedum.

It grows in nature in Europe, Mongolia, the Caucasus, China, Japan. It is found in the Far East and Siberia.

The natural habitat is mixed and pine forests, edges, meadows. This variety can be found on roadsides along railway embankments.

The variety is unpretentious, can grow on limestone soils, rocky slopes, peat bogs. The root system is tuberous, cone-shaped, grows horizontally.

How it looks - description and photo

Bred graft "Matron" grows a large bush, height - up to 40 - 60 cm. The bush is compact, dense.

The stems are straight, cylindrical, powerful. The stems are few in number, most often solitary, dark, purple in color. Stems die off in late autumn.

The leaves are large, grow alternately, sessile. The structure of the leaves is dense, fleshy, juicy, oblong, up to 6 cm in length. The sheet plate has a grayish green hue.

Important! Under the influence of direct sunlight, the leaves on the edge acquire a reddish tint. The flowers are larger than that of an ordinary graft. Inflorescences are large, dense, have a corymbose panicle shape. The flowers are pale pink, do not fade under the sun. The petals are pointed at the ends, up to 1 cm long. Inflorescences are formed at the top of the stems, and grow in diameter up to 12-15 cm.

The variety is distinguished by a warm pale shade of flowering.. Long flowering, begins in late July. Flowers are not afraid of cold weather, flowering continues until September.

Consider clearly what the Sedum of the Matron looks like:

Similar representatives of the genus

• Accuser "Xenox" - a hybrid variety of ordinary telefium. Grows in a compact bush. It blooms for a long time, inflorescences are dense, pale pink.
• The three-leafed case is growing in the same way as the Matron variety, with a compact tall bush, up to 60 cm. The flowers themselves are star-shaped, bright pink.
• The accountant of the Herbstfroyde television is similar to the Matron television in the form of corymbose dense pink inflorescences.
• The prominent "Charles" case-sheet also has erect stems up to 45 - 50 cm in height. Inflorescences up to 12 cm in diameter, pale pink.
• A prominent Rosenteller accountant, like the Matron television, grows in a compact bush. The flowers are pink, corymbose inflorescences.

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

Accuser Telefion "Matron" - succulent, tolerates drought well. It grows even on infertile substrates. It grows in any conditions, among boulders, stones, masking all the irregularities of the site. With sufficient sunlight, the flowering is more magnificent, acquires brighter shades.

The variety in cultivation is simple, does not require much effort. It can grow over 4 - 5 years without transplant. Adult bushes require pruning and dividing. Tall bushes look good in group plantings with lower ground cover varieties of the purple carpet, Stone Rose, etc. cassock planted on alpine hills, rocky gardens, rockeries. Looks good with other decorative flowers and shrubs - carnation, phlox, young. The variety is considered a honey plant, attracts bees, bumblebees, butterflies.

Widespread use of the leaves of the television Matron in folk medicine. Infusions of fresh leaves are used by herbalists as a tonic, restorative. The plant is also used in the treatment of diseases of the liver, gall bladder, intestinal disorders, bleeding. The essence of this variety is used to make homeopathic preparations.

Care

lighting	For full growth and good bright flowering, direct sunlight is required. Young bushes should be closed from the direct sun, gradually accustoming them to bright lighting.
temperature	The variety tolerates dry summers well, the permissible summer temperature is up to 25 ° C. In winter, in temperate and southern latitudes, the plant withstands frost without shelter. In the autumn tolerates light frosts up to 3 - 5 ° C. In apartment conditions, boxes for the winter are installed in a cool place - up to 10 - 12 ° C. The plant is at rest.
a place	Landing requires only southern, southeastern, well-lit areas. On balconies and balconies, boxes are exposed in the sun in spring. Bushes do not grow in the shade, flowering is problematic.
watering	The variety is drought tolerant. Most often, moisture from precipitation is enough. In extreme heat, if the leaves look drooping, moderate root watering is required. Maintain soil moisture. Watering should be once every 2 weeks. Water for irrigation must be used clean, settled. In the fall, watering is reduced. In winter, you do not need to water the bushes. At home, it is enough to slightly moisten the topsoil once a month.
air humidity	Spraying the bushes is not required. Matron "Matron" prefers dry air. In the spring, after wintering, you can wash off the dust with a scattered shower to clean the leaves and young shoots.
top dressing	Fertilize the substrate regularly should not be. Usually, one-time fertilizers are applied to the substrate during planting. You can use potash, phosphorus fertilizers. Typically, gardeners add rotted compost to the soil mixture.
the soil	The soil must be permeable, well-drained. As a drainage layer, broken brick, small pieces of polystyrene foam, crushed stone are used. The upper mulching of the soil with crushed stone for the winter prevents the roots from freezing. It is necessary to weed periodically, loosen the soil.
pruning	In cold regions, bushes should be prepared for wintering. Old shoots must be cut off, leaving 2 - 3 cm above the surface of the soil. Above the bushes are covered with a light additional shelter - coniferous spruce branches. In spring, it is necessary to thoroughly clean the bushes from old leaves, shoots, debris. Pruning stems for the winter prevents degeneration of the variety. You can trim with ordinary scissors. It is better to sprinkle cutting sites for prevention with crushed charcoal or activated carbon. Also, when transplanting, damaged, old and dry sections of the root and stems are trimmed. To preserve the decorativeness of the bush, dried flower stalks are trimmed.

Breeding

This hybrid variety is usually not propagated by seed at home.

Every 5 years, doing pruning, bushes are updated. Cuttings are a convenient and reliable way. Apical shoots are used for further cultivation. Stems are cut into small sections of 5 - 7 cm. Only dried cuttings should be rooted in a sandy substrate. Cuttings are planted in adult bushes.

Most often, gardeners use the division of an adult bush for reproduction. The bush is dug up, divided into 3 - 4 parts, preserving root shoots and young shoots in each.

Reproduction and renewal of plants is best done in the spring.

Landing

The optimal landing time is the beginning of May. Capacities for landing should be wide and shallow, better ceramic.

The composition of the substrate:

• Sheet earth.
• Turf.
• Ordinary land.
• Coarse sand.
• Peat.

Proportions: 1: 1: 2: 1: 1. Drainage is required.

Landing pattern:

1. The site is dug up, weeds are removed.
2. The necessary components are introduced, the substrate is mixed.
3. Dig holes at a distance of 15 - 20 cm.
4. In each hole a little humus is put on the bottom.
5. Seedlings are buried, covered with a substrate.
6. Watering is regular.

Important! Flowering occurs in 1 year of planting.

Content difficulties

• From the lack of sunlight, the bushes grow poorly, the leaves are deformed, the stems are stretched. Need a transplant.
• From the dampness of the substrate and stagnation of water, slugs appear, gray rot, fungal infections occur. The infected bushes are dug up, the substrate is updated.
• From the lack of moisture, the lower leaves dry, die off.
• Aphids, weevils, caterpillars, and other pests are required to treat the substrate with a fungicide or actellic.

Accuser Telefion "Matron" does not require much time and effort. The variety in care is simple, not afraid of air pollution in the city, not prone to diseases and insect damage.

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