Sedums

Great blog. I posted this morning as had been going through sedum pics and adding to favourites. Should have just waited for your blog it's great to see the variety you have. Definitely helped my list

Gertrude, I had this blog almost finished last night, strange coincidence you should be viewing pics and blogs of Sedums! Pleased it has helped you.

Nice pics, Shirley.Good plant....Purple Emperor!

Such useful late summer plants, the foliage is more interesting than the flower.

Thank you for the blog - think it has identified Autumn Charm for me.

Like Gertrude, I was thinking of posting a blog of my Sedums. Ever so glad you did one Shirley! They are absolutely lovely aren't they? I like the small creeping ones to, especially Coca-Cola with it's blue-green foliage. Trouble with the creeping ones is sometimes they get decimated by the slugs. :(

Paul, you're partial to the Sedum 'Purple Emperor' I believe!

Siris, I love the flowers as much as the leaves.

Oh that's good, Stera.

Karen, I cannot believe just how many of those tiny, tiny snails were lurking in the Sweet Pea and Runner Bean leaves today. Both the Peas & Beans are almost over now though, so the critters can stay and munch!

What a fabulous selection of Sedum, thanks Shirley a useful one to look back on...

Shirley, you should have seen the size of some of them that were hiding in my greenhouse under my seedling trays. All lobbed in to the field....I did have gloves on....yeuch! :)

Have a S. sieboldii Dragon, where the leaves are edged in pink.

That sounds great Siris...off to look that one up!

I have added another Sedum to my collection today ... see last photo for details.

Oh yes! Red Cauli is one I have seen a few times but never got my hands on ...yet! It's a fantastic one..the flowers are beautiful and the foliage is so dark. Great choice Shirley!

Karen, it was on sale at so many of the nursery stands, including the Beth Chatto one. Also saw it planted at Wisley. Saw Vicky of Plantagogo too ... pic to follow!

What a great selection Shirley such lovely autumn colour in the garden :o)

After I saw yours Shirley, I thought...hmmm...I have a space where I removed the black Iris around the Pod...and it's very dry..this is perfect for that spot. I shall look for it this week.

Karen, now that's really strange as not long after we had seen that dark Sedum, we saw a couple of Pods on display and my mind connected the two items!

It is a pretty one, Shirley. Thank you for adding it, gives us an idea of the best ones.

Wow Shirley! :)

How forgetful am I? I actually bought two Sedums at Wisley yesterday ... photo of the other new one about to be added ... doh!

lol...your blog is expanding daily! :)

I know I'm forgetful at times ... but that was ridiculous! :o)

:) not really, just got over excited I expect ;)

Such a tactful comment, Karen! :o)

:) I know what I'm like with plants, and other people on here are nearly as bad as me! lol!

Oh no, you've set me off now. I want! Love your new Red Cauli and Autumn charm :)

I haven't got Red Cauli yet Dawn. I'm off to local nursery tomorrow in search of it!.....while OH is at the Golf ;)

Did you get one Karen? ;)

No Dawn. I weeded instead!

Haha, you're gong for 'immaculate' arent you ;-) Raining all day here today :-(

lol! Its funny how I seem to think I can keep on top of it. Same with the housework. Every time I clean, it just gets dirty! ;)

Ladies, just to say beware of anything buzzing around the Sedums! I was stung by who-knows-what on Saturday and now have a very swollen, throbbing upper arm and am on a course of anti-histamine tabs! No idea what stung me, just felt a shooting pain :o((

Oucha! The bees really do love them. Hope it gets better soon Shirley. Have you ever had a reaction like that before? That was what happened to my Son when he was stung by a Bee as a child. Luckily he hasn't had a repeat, but then he avoids flowers...unsurprisingly.

Karen, I can't say I have ever been stung before! It really was an awful feeling, I went indoors and took my top off, shook it out but nothing flew/crawled out so I'm none the wiser. The Nurse drew a line around the swollen area in black felt tip and I have to watch if the swelling goes beyond that line. Back to see her if it does. :o(

Keep an eye on that red line. I was stung this summer but the bee had a very ineffective sting thank goodness. Some bee stings are incredibly painful.

Morning Karen, from a wet and windy South coast! Just to say the redness is still within the marker line, so it hasn't got any worse overnight. Thank goodness for anti-histamine tablets!

Phew! We actually had a lovely day today. I'm shattered, I've been working all day, really hard work moving stuff, splitting stuff, planting stuff, hauling stuff out etc. Glad you're ok!

Awww shirley?.!what a shame, get well soon. You've been busy then Karen me too, I'm burnt out too. Roll on winter....

So pleased you a decent weather day ... it's just so satisfying to get lots of jobs done outdoors!

Da, just an annoyingly sore arm now. The marker line drawn on by a Nurse washed off in the shower, good job I checked first thing. :o)

I got my new Sedums planted! :))