mine does the same i think it’s just a quirk when it gets older
PutTheDamnDogDown
It’s a hylotelephium (used to be sedum) and it’s absolutely gorgeous.
SnooGoats3389
It just needs dividing thats all….dig it up cut in half and replant half
They flop as they get older thats all
CarlosPHN
If you decide to keep it then it’ll come back next year. The spent flower heads look great in the winter when there’s a frost. You can trim back to ground level in early March when you see the new growth at the base.
You can also trim them earlier in the growing season to stop them going so leggy and doing this.
Shenloanne
Dig it out, cut it in half, put half back in. Division for perennials like Sedum is necessary as the middle isn’t producing new growth, the circumference is. Also happens with nepeta or crocosmia. You gotta just dig it and divide it. If you do that, you’re creating a new middle that will produce. This way you can get 2 3 or 4 new plants.
winifredsss
Perhaps wait until it has finished flowering to divide it.
Leonardo_Liszt
How much sun does it get? Hylotelepheiums can go leggy like this if they aren’t getting enough sun. Recommend cutting a third of all stems at the base in the last week of may next year, often known as the Chelsea chop, should prevent the remaining stems from too getting long and thus flopping over. If it’s situated in a heavily shaded area it may be better to move it somewhere that gets more sunlight.
furrycroissant
Seedum, amazing for pollinators. Don’t remove it!
bists
When the plant re emerges next year, you need to pinch each stem back by half in about the middle of may ( in the uk we call this the Chelsea Chop – named after the Chelsea Flower Show which is at the same time of year )
What this does is reduce the flower cluster size , but generate more smaller clusters of flowers . It’s the weight of the large flower clusters that causes the plant to splay. The plant height is also reduced . This stops the plant from collapsing outwards.
It will also make the plant flower a couple of weeks later
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fixed? whats wrong with it? looks very pretty!
mine does the same i think it’s just a quirk when it gets older
It’s a hylotelephium (used to be sedum) and it’s absolutely gorgeous.
It just needs dividing thats all….dig it up cut in half and replant half
They flop as they get older thats all
If you decide to keep it then it’ll come back next year. The spent flower heads look great in the winter when there’s a frost. You can trim back to ground level in early March when you see the new growth at the base.
You can also trim them earlier in the growing season to stop them going so leggy and doing this.
Dig it out, cut it in half, put half back in. Division for perennials like Sedum is necessary as the middle isn’t producing new growth, the circumference is. Also happens with nepeta or crocosmia. You gotta just dig it and divide it. If you do that, you’re creating a new middle that will produce. This way you can get 2 3 or 4 new plants.
Perhaps wait until it has finished flowering to divide it.
How much sun does it get? Hylotelepheiums can go leggy like this if they aren’t getting enough sun. Recommend cutting a third of all stems at the base in the last week of may next year, often known as the Chelsea chop, should prevent the remaining stems from too getting long and thus flopping over. If it’s situated in a heavily shaded area it may be better to move it somewhere that gets more sunlight.
Seedum, amazing for pollinators. Don’t remove it!
When the plant re emerges next year, you need to pinch each stem back by half in about the middle of may ( in the uk we call this the Chelsea Chop – named after the Chelsea Flower Show which is at the same time of year )
What this does is reduce the flower cluster size , but generate more smaller clusters of flowers . It’s the weight of the large flower clusters that causes the plant to splay. The plant height is also reduced . This stops the plant from collapsing outwards.
It will also make the plant flower a couple of weeks later