Do you have little luck with the plants? The Palmeri Sedum could be the perfect fatty plant for those who want to get closer to the world of stressless gardening. Easy to cultivate, resistant and decorative, they have all the credentials to conquer even those who have always believed they do not have the “green touch”.
Some plants seem to be born to get away with it, and the Palmeri Sedum is the perfect example. It adapts, resists, grows without too many pretensions. He does not make a whims and lets himself be looked at with fairly elegance. And he does it with a grace that surprises every time. It is a succulent of the Crassulaceae family, originally from Mexico, who manages to transform even the most neglected vase into something alive, welcoming and pleasant to observe even just escaping.
You don’t need to be botany experts to take care of it. Indeed, it is precisely in the most inexperienced thumbs that it finds its ideal habitat. It is not enough: a little sun, a dry soil, maybe a free corner on the balcony and a great desire to be surprised. Because yes, seeing a seedling growing luxuriantly even if you don’t have the faintest idea of what you are doing, it is a small but significant daily victory.
Because the Palmeri Sedum is the perfect fatty plant for those with black thumb
How many times do you happen to bring home a plant with the best intentions, and then see it losing blows in a few days? With Sedum Palmeri, everything changes. It is one of those plants that is not offended if you forget you water it. Indeed, it almost prefers it. Too much water bothers her. Better to leave it quiet, with a little sun and well -drained soil. The leaves, fleshy and arranged in compact rosettes, seem to retain every drop of water like a small treasure. If exposed to the sun, they color with shades ranging from green lime to reddish, giving a truly unique glance. It is not uncommon that in colder periods, an unexpected flowering ideas: small yellow flowers, in the shape of a star, which illuminate the winter as if it were spring.
And then it adapts everywhere. On the sunny balcony, in a recovery planter or even in a forgotten corner of the garden. It doesn’t make stories, she doesn’t ask too much. It is limited to growing, and often even quickly. Without notice, he expands, colonizes the space around and fills it with vitality.
How to take care of the Sedum Palmeri (without complicating life)
With the Palmeri Sedum you enter the world of soft gardening. The one without irrigation anxiety, without too rigid rules. Here are some useful tips, more than anything else to accompany it in its spontaneous growth:
- Exposure: He loves the sun, but if there is half a shadow he does not offend himself. Indeed, it is satisfied. The more light is there, the more it lights up in the colors.
- Land: If the soil is light and draining, she is happy. No stagnation, no dramas.
- Watering: only when the ground is completely dry. In the summer every now and then, in winter even never.
- Fertilizer: if you really want, a little natural compost every now and then. But it is not mandatory.
- Pruning: Just to remove the dry flowers or contain it if it starts to take too much freedom.
Another point in favor? It multiplies with an almost embarrassing ease. Just detach a healthy leaf, place it on soil and wait. In a short time, new plants will be born, also perfect to give. An easy way to share a piece of greenery.
A decorative and resistant fatty plant, even at home
And at home? Yes, the Palmeri Sedum can also live there, as long as the light is not missing. A sunny windowsill is fine. You just have to pay attention to the humidity and the spaces that are too closed. If air is missing or the light is little, it tends to stretch a little too much. Nothing tragic, but loses some of his compactness. The beauty is that, in addition to being easy, it is also nice to see. It has an orderly, geometric shape, and easily combines terracotta, ceramic or metal vases. At home, it gives a fresh and natural touch, without upsetting the furniture. On the terrace, then, it becomes a real vegetable cover.
A small trick must be given only for the cochinees and snails. If the environment is too humid, they could appear. But just a little space between one plant and another, a good ventilation, and everything is resolved without dramas.
In the end, it surprises how such a simple plant manages to give a lot. The Palmeri Sedum does not ask much, but offers a lot: color, shape, vitality. And above all, he returns that trust that often lost after the umpteenth seedling gone badly.
Sometimes, only a plant that does not judge is needed. That grows even when you forget her. Who resists, silent, and gives sincere satisfactions.
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