Please help to identify this plant
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Annette
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I planted this periennial last summer. How do I take care of it? Do I cut it back now that it is fall? Thanking u in advance.
Periennial in front garden
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It is sedum and yes cut it back in the fall and it will come up again in the spring
Catherine
on Oct 20, 2016
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Agree. You can't kill it!
Virginia Owsiak
on Oct 20, 2016
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very hearty and will bring lots of colour in the fall
DEBBIE
on Oct 20, 2016
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Sedum autumn joy.You do not have to cut it down unless it is unsightly . I generally leave them until the spring.
Janet Pizaro
on Oct 20, 2016
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Sedum, Autumn Joy. I love this perennial and I have many of them in my yard. You can gently pull them apart front the ground and plant them because the roots are intact. In early summer before they start to bloom, they make great floral arrangement fillers.
Snapoutofit
on Oct 20, 2016
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I agree Sedum Autumn Joy. Mines in full bloom now. Very hardy, I forget it's there! Gets very little water. I'm in zone 9 and don't cover it in the Winter. Does anyone know how to propagate it?
Debbie/Dragonfly Treasure
on Oct 20, 2016
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One of my Favorite Sedums!! Pinch off a few sections (lose the flowers), stick it water to root. Put rooted pieces in a pot for patio or indoors or plant newly rooted pieces in new areas around your yard. This plant is easy peasy.
Rachel
on Oct 20, 2016
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Sedum Autumn Joy.......also known as Stonecrop.
Susan Frontuto
on Oct 20, 2016
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You don't have to cut back but in the spring you'll have to cut the dead stems from previous blooms. So easy ,hardy and beautiful I have lots of them. Hope this helps you.
Betty Dreiling
on Oct 20, 2016
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There is an app for identifying plants. Take a pic of plant & submit it & you'll have an answer within minutes!
Julie Brennan
on Oct 20, 2016
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Sedums, all kinds, root very well and grow easily when you plant the rooted cuttings. They don't seem to propagate much in ground, at least mine don't. If you have a different experience, I'd like to know.
Iberkeley
on Oct 20, 2016
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Sedum ~ they are a succulent and bloom in the fall of the year. The flowers are like a dried flower and if you cut them and put them in a vase they last a very long time. Mine have gotten thicker and bigger each year. I have my plant in the corner of a flower bed in my front yard next to the house. (facing west) so I get afternoon sunshine and it is thriving there. It comes in different colors too. I have a rust colored one and a friend of mine has a purple one. I live in Prescott Valley, AZ so we don't really start getting cold until end of October.
Eva Marie
on Oct 20, 2016
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In the south, we call it a house leek.
Raa6539478
on Oct 21, 2016
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Hydrangea
Kay
on Oct 21, 2016
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Looks like Autumn Joy Sedum. I leave it all winter, looks nice with snow on it. When new green comes up I cut it back to the new green.
Jay
on Oct 21, 2016
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I have these in my yard each year they blossom and in the fall they blossom after the frost get to them l cut to the ground for next year I also mulch 2 or 3" around plan as a blanket.
Dan7870498
on Oct 21, 2016
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It's a succulent. Just leave it alone. I used to have them. They get bigger each year
Deborah Petralia
on Oct 21, 2016
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Sedum autum joy,cut back to the ground in fall after blooms die.
William McDonough
on Oct 21, 2016
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It is Autum Sedum and I do not cut mine back until spring and all you will need to do is rake it off
Poelstrad
on Oct 21, 2016
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Sedum or my grandma called it Live Forever
Christine Ward
on Oct 21, 2016
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Autumn joy sedum - I cut back in fall if I have time or leave for birds and cut back in spring
Tan1781564
on Oct 21, 2016
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If you wait until spring to cut back your sedum, it will add winter interest to your landscaping. Another tip with Autumn Joy: sometimes they become "leggy" and get so tall they topple apart from the weight of their blooms. A solution to this is to cut back the plant to four or five inches tall usually before July 1. Be sure to cut right above a growth bud. This will give your plant a stockier habit that will stand together without support and it will still bloom for you in the fall!
Sta8387950
on Oct 21, 2016
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You can snip a stem off and stick it in the ground and it will root and make a new plant.
Sue Maone
on Oct 21, 2016
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Hortensias...pink..that's(sedum
Kad11523050
on Oct 21, 2016
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Cut it back it will grow back green and wider in the spring. It's a purple sedum. It's hardy and can be split several times
Victoria Maag
on Oct 21, 2016
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Eutrochium purpureum kidney-root, sweetscented joe pye weed, sweet Joe-Pye weed, gravel root, or trumpet weed is a herbaceous perennial plant in the sunflower family.
Hope Obbard
on Oct 21, 2016
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You could wait with the cutting till early spring. The flowers and stems make a nice winter display although they will of course turn brown. I've even added the cut dead stems with the flower heads in other outdoor winter/Christmas decorations. This is a very uncomplicated plant, I love them although they don't bloom till the end of summer/fall, the leaves give your planting bed/garden a nice texture.
Ellie Yellowbank
on Oct 21, 2016
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Your plant is called "Autumn Joy." It is in the sedum family.
Dan9850721
on Oct 21, 2016
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Showy sedum is a dependable late summer star. When the flowers turn brown, pull their stalks out. They don't need to be cut back
Barbara Craig-Wenstrom
on Oct 21, 2016
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Sedum cut now. Or in the spring They are very hardy
Pamela Westedt Erickson Klicman
on Oct 21, 2016
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Sedum. Cut it down now after the blooms have died. That's all there is to it!
Old6835657
on Oct 21, 2016
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They look like SEDUM "Autumn Joy", we have some in the backyard, see link below: http://www.greengatefarms.com/plantname/Sedum...
Bis7041415
on Oct 21, 2016
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Thank u all for your answers. However, I am not sure about how to cut this down. Some say leave it others say cut it. If I cut it, do I snip it to the ground? Thank u all so much.
Annette
on Oct 21, 2016
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you can just leave or snap stem leaving a few inches..what you have snapped off, you can put where you want and they will grow back! no muss, no fuss! my mom has them and i have a large area of them. good luck, easiest plant i've ever had!
Linda Green
on Oct 21, 2016
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You don't need to cut just pull on the stalks, come right out. I have lots of these. That's what I do and they come back bigger every year.
Fho3960399
on Oct 21, 2016
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Sedum AKA "Stone Crop" & "Never Dies". These are super hardy, easy to care for and transplant. Drought and semi deer resistant. It's pretty hard to kill these. I never water them directly. If I remember to cut them its usually in fall because I'm preparing everything else for the winter. If I forget, I just break off the dead stems close ti the base in the spring.
Renee Gads
on Oct 21, 2016
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We leave ours til it dies under the snow. In the spring we rake up the dead stuff and new comes. Very hardy. We transplant a section to a new place almost every year. And it spreads and fills in well.
Ann
on Oct 21, 2016
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I do same as Ann from Hastings...basically nothing. This is truly a no maintenance needed plant that just keeps multiplying. You will notice new shoots popping up nearby base of plant each new season. Just lift them out and put somewhere else in yard. I have some in sun as well as shade although the sun exposed ones do much better.
Dla9584163
on Oct 21, 2016
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This is a succulent called Autumn Joy. Very hardy. You can propagate by simply cutting off a stem and putting it in the ground! Don't know what part of the country you are in, but it will let you know when to cut back (yellows). Just trim and next year it will be back.
Mil11545991
on Oct 21, 2016
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This is Sedum "Autumn Joy." it has winter interest and looks nice even in snow. Cut down early Spring. You will see little rosettes forming in the late spring and they will grow in the Summer and Fall. virtually, an indestuctable plant.
Nitzi
on Oct 21, 2016
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Sedum There are different kinds of Sedum . I found that out this year. Easy care. Don't over water. In the spring I cut off dead stalks and thats it.
Jeanne
on Oct 21, 2016
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Perfect answers for this lovely plant. My Grandmother had it every where. She called it "Live forever". It is very hardy and lives a long time
Sherron Vreugdenhil
on Oct 21, 2016
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Looks a lot like stonecrop as will
Julie Lawrence
on Oct 21, 2016
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I have these plants for 20 plus years... Several times I replanted them in different locations from containers and in flower beds... They really don't need much attention.... Commonly known as "never die" plants....
Dmvg
on Oct 21, 2016
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Sedum, you can plant a leaf and it ready to become a new plant. I once dug some up to get rid of, later the next summer noticed they were growing on their on on top of the soil. Very hardy! As far as cutting them, I wait till spring and then I just brake off the dead, and they are good to go. It is one of the plants you need for a Butterfly Garden. They have a beautiful purple leaf version to, a little less hardy.
Me46638491
on Oct 21, 2016
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sedum....love them...low maintenance....I cut mine down in the late fall.....clear down....you can't kill these....they are beautiful
Pamlarsen
on Oct 21, 2016
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I have these too. The bees love them. Cut down now for winter. They tend to get heavy and flatten down to the ground, especially when wet. To avoid that, in late spring before mid-June, you should take off top flower buds, before it flowers. That stops it from getting too high, or the stems getting too long, and they stay up longer. The flowers will grow back very quickly again.
Joanne Stein
on Oct 21, 2016
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Sedum Autumn Joy. Nice specimen!
J
on Oct 21, 2016
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Very nice upright. Mine tend to get too top heavy and flop. You can cut down now or if you live in northern climate with snow, leave them as is for winter visual interest and cut them down in spring.
Prelude
on Oct 21, 2016
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Sedum, but my grandma called them "house leak"!!
Retha
on Oct 21, 2016
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i don't cut my sedum for winter - love the look thru the snow ( one year we spray painted them blue - was soo beautiful!
Iri10950022
on Oct 21, 2016
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I do not cut.
Janet Bradford
on Oct 21, 2016
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To keep Sedum (and Mums) from "flopping" over I trim about 2" off the top. You should trim them around July1st. This keeps them more compact instead of "leggy" .
Kathy Hord
on Oct 21, 2016
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This is a NO CARE plant called Autumn Sedum. You can cut it back or leave it alone. It will return each year, with minimum care from you. You can also "re-start" plants with the cuttings- just place them in water and they will root. You can share the rooted cuttings with friends and family. Enjoy! It's a great plant!
Opal McCoy
on Oct 21, 2016
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They're called Sedum and no, you do not cut them back before winter. Mine always looked pretty all through the fall and even later. After the blooms, which are long-term die, then they do begin to reseed.
Kbr13338390
on Oct 21, 2016
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They are brought resistant .
Craig Pettengill
on Oct 21, 2016
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Sedum is correct and you can cut them back but not necessary to do so. They are pretty hardy and need little care.
Sue Kiene
on Oct 21, 2016
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Also called "Live Forever". I have cut and used in fall flower arrangements too.
Patricia Crisman
on Oct 21, 2016
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This Sedum is Autumn Joy. I have them all over my yard. they are great. Little maintenance. I cut them back in late fall after the frost, however you could leave them alone for the birds this winter and cut back in the spring. They also can be divided and the tubular bulb planted can be planted elsewhere for growth in the spring. Great plant!
Mary Lou
on Oct 21, 2016
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Sedum Autumn Joy is a joy!! I leave mine up all winter for the birds, plus, they look great covered in snow. I cut them back when I see new shoots in the spring.
Jacquie
on Oct 21, 2016
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Sedum, a perennial that blooms in the fall.
Julie
on Oct 21, 2016
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Mary Lou is totally correct. The one thing is the do not need to be watered.They can also be easily divided & will make another plant in a few months.
Jane Cole
on Oct 21, 2016
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Sedum 'Autumn Joy'. You don't have to cut it back. The flower stalks will dry and remain all winter. In spring after new growth appears you can easily pull the stalks off. This plant needs no special attention. If it's happy it'll take care of itself.
Pup1396301
on Oct 21, 2016
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Sedum,a fall flower and easy to take care of they grow in mounds
Dus9776494
on Oct 21, 2016
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Autumn Joy works great in outdoor Christmas planters or wreaths. Cut long stems hang upside down to dry, then spray paint in any colour you like, ( or not if thats your wish) then cut the stems to the project you are doing.
Pam
on Oct 21, 2016
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Their called a Forever Rose l
Terri
on Oct 21, 2016
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Autumn Joy. You can cut it down now or in the spring before it gets too tall. If you wait to long you'll have to pull out the old stalks by hand.
The7508866
on Oct 21, 2016
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§Hylotelephium spectabile
Anna Lindberg
on Oct 21, 2016
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Have it in my succulent garden
Kaioverbeck
on Oct 21, 2016
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My Aunt Pam called this plant a Live Forever. I have never cut them back. I just let them grow. They multiply a little bit each year. They are hardy plant, and I believe a member of the succulent family.
Shele
on Oct 21, 2016
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Sedum. It will dry up and look nice throughout the winter. It will grow next spring. I deadhead it in late spring early summer so it does not get too tall and fall over in the fall.
Louise Larouche Tearne
on Oct 21, 2016
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Autumn Joy ... i leave it up for winter interest and cut in almost to the ground in the spring when it grown about 8 inches. If i don't cut it way back, it becomes floppy and separates in the middle by the fall. I divide it about once every 3 years and plant pieces in empty spots in the yard. Great plant. Nothing kills it.
Eliza
on Oct 21, 2016
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There have been several answers as to what that plant actually 'is'... please post the correct answer. I would love to add this to my garden here in North Carolina. Thanks ahead of time!!!
Jo Sanders
on Oct 21, 2016
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ks e um, and don't have to do anything to it, it thrives on neglect!
Cindy Ptak
on Oct 21, 2016
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It is a Sedum. It is a perennial. Very nice plant for landscapes.
Barbara Blesch
on Oct 21, 2016
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Sedum plant called Autumn Joy. Referred to as Forever Plant because it is so easy to grow. If aleaf falls off, all you have to do is stick it in the ground and it will grow into a new plant! Can also put a stem in the ground if you want to start a bigger plant growing!
Cherie
on Oct 21, 2016
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In this part of the world island of Newfoundland on East of Canada we call it The last flower of summer(Sedum) it blooms in Sept and great until the snow comes.
Jud7994582
on Oct 21, 2016
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Here in Missouri I cut mine back after the first frost. Comes back bigger each year. Called Live Forever
Fon7856003
on Oct 21, 2016
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You don't need to do much! I cut the beautiful red blooms, put in a vase and let them dry. Put them where you can see them and enjoy them. In the Spring they will come backup. It is sedum, Autumn Joy.
Diane Martens
on Oct 21, 2016
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I like to wait until spring to cut back as the flower heads make an interesting focal point in the winter. I live in MN, so they are really neat sticking up out of the snow. Cut back in spring and they will come back bigger and better than the past year. They do well in poor, dry soil. Very easy to grow!
Amy
on Oct 21, 2016
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It is a Sedum 'Autumn Joy'. In Charlotte, NC, it dyes back with the first hard frost and you can cut off the dead and then it will come back in the spring.
Judy
on Oct 21, 2016
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This sedum is also called the everliving plant! It is very easy to grow in all sunny or shady spots, perennial so it comes back e very year. I from it back to 2" after frost. Can be split in spring to propagate new plants!
Verena
on Oct 21, 2016
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it's a sedum, Stonecrop. We call it "Live Forever". Don't have to do anything but throw away the stems when the dry. They grow in sun or shade. Drought resistant. Pull up the "babies" and transplant anywhere.
Janice
on Oct 21, 2016
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I have several & just let them die back in the fall & in the spring when we are cleaning things up I just pull the dried stocks off & they come up beautifully.
Dad12051876
on Oct 21, 2016
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Sedum Autumn joy, cut it back in the spring before it starts to grow again.
Teresa
on Oct 21, 2016
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The stems and leaves look very close to a plant called Kalanchoe. If the leaves are a little thick, feel rubbery and are self propagating then they could be of the same family. There are many varieties of Kalanchoe. Search images of Kalanchoe on Bing or Google. Hope this helps.
HUN10413113
on Oct 21, 2016
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Not Kalanchoe...It is Sedum.
Dorothy Roush
on Oct 22, 2016
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I let my continue to grow until frost comes. The blooms will change darker as the cool weather changes. I cover it in the fall after frost hits it. I have pebbles surrounding mine and it always comes back in the summer with more foliage.
Raa6539478
on Oct 22, 2016
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Sedum Autumn Joy
Susan.osteryoung
on Oct 22, 2016
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You really do not have to do anything to it. It is very hardy and can be propagated by just sticking a stem or leaf in the ground.
Jmb12203085
on Oct 22, 2016
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Sedum. Do nothing but enjoy. Will be back in spring.
Marie Sheets Berry
on Oct 22, 2016
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Carpet Red Cedum
Lisa Kaps Herendeen
on Oct 22, 2016
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Thank u all for your help. U were all very informative.
Annette
on Oct 22, 2016
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Don't do anything. In the fall and over the colder months it provides shelter and food for birds
Rae meyer
on Oct 22, 2016
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I cut mine back each yes cover root with mulch and it keep coming back . I try to let it go til it's first heavy frost ,but l hate being out to late in the season l hate cold weather
Dan7870498
on Oct 23, 2016
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Sedum...I do nothing but cut them down and their back in spring. Snow never hurt mine.
Carolyn Best
on Oct 23, 2016
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I live in nfld, I do nothing with it in the fall .It comes back year after year.Ready to smile as always.
Julie Lawrence
on Oct 23, 2016
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It is wise to cut all plants back in late fall before the snow. If you don't clean up your gardens from debris, there is a chance for mildew to set in...
Susan Frontuto
on Oct 23, 2016
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My mom always called this "The Never Die" plant. I trim mine back some a couple times a year and just enjoy it. Frieda Hauger - Chickasha, Ok.
FJ Hauger
on Oct 23, 2016
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its called autumn joy, I leave mine alone and cut it back in the spring
Phyllis
on Oct 23, 2016
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The lady who gave me mine called it "Live "Forever".
Vickie S
on Oct 23, 2016
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By looking at the leaves, it looks like a sedum.
Liz Levangie
on Oct 23, 2016
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Autumn joy in the sedum family. Google home depot and get the specifications there.
1268409614
on Oct 23, 2016
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I have two. They are sebum. I cut them to the ground and when the weather warms little buds show up. They grow into a green bush and in Sept. the flowers turn pink. They look like cabbage.
Mar13010133
on Oct 24, 2016
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Autumn Joy Sedum
Judi DiFran
on Oct 24, 2016
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these r perrinial. Cut them off n they will come back in spring.green though. i have them planted by the previous owner. they r hardy.
Per9931780
on Oct 24, 2016
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they are very hardy plant...cut down in fall...i have divided them in 4 and planted in late spring....they take well
Janet
on Oct 25, 2016
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I have several groups of these Autumn Sedum, they look awesome though the snow (until it is too deep), for this reason, I don't cut them back till the snow is melted, the new shoots start coming up from the ground. They are also easy to start new plants, if a piece breaks off, put it into the ground in another area...dada...a new plant.
Lori Pawlowski Reitsma
on Nov 03, 2016
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I wouldn't cut them back til new growth in the spring. If snow or freezing rain gets down into cut stems it could kill the roots.
Rachel
on Nov 04, 2016
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I call it an Ice Plant. They will come back every year. You can pinch off a piece, plant right away and it will grow.
Lynn
on Nov 08, 2016
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Definitely NOT an ice plant. They grow closer to the ground and spread. Look them up.
The7508866
on Nov 09, 2016
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