Sedum and Crassula from Seed

Are succulents easy to do from seed? How long to germinate? I have decided to put succulents in the little pots out front.

I had this years ago and found some seed ...
Crassula Perfoliata Var.Falcata Scarlet Paintbrush Propeller

Just like the looks of this ...
Orpine - Sedum - Hylotelephium

 

Sedum from seed? why. just get a cutting and stick it in soil. so easy.

 

Would do so if I knew where some is. Maybe J will take me to the Garden Center next week. To buy, not to pinch that is!

 

Sorry @Victoria I can't help, I've never grown succulents from seeds. Good luck if you try it.
I should think they'd want similar treatment to cacti.

I've got a Propeller plant but it is small and never seems to grow bigger at all.

 

The seed is very, very small, don't sneeze when sowing as it would blow away. Well drained compost, put very fine grit on the surface, then sow the seeds on that. Do not cover. Water from below. No need for either cold or heat. Germination is often very speedy. Best of luck.

 

It was a long time ago ...

 

I took a sprig of seed pods off of my Aeonium nobile that has flowered this year, that was a week ago, I already have minute seedling coming up.
I agree this kind of seed is almost like dust, sedums etc. but surface sow and cover with a clear plastic bag or similar to keep the surface moist, if it dries out before the seedlings get a decent root they will die.
Once they germinate you can slowly allow some air to stop rot setting in.

Dont germinate in full sun or they will cook, probably best in small pots in the shade at least to start with.

Just as a side, I've found some glass jars, I think they are tuna jars, that are a perfect fit for a 3in pot. Works a treat.

 

if you were closer I'd say come help yourself. Usually I will wack mine to about 1/2 around July 4 so they don't get to leggy, to keep the upright look. Lots of folks do, do that with the taller variety . So maybe if you ask about next year you can find someone local. Me--I just toss those pruning in the burn pile, really do not need more of them.

 

Okay I have ordered a couple of cuttings from Malta, freepost, and found some hidden pots around the garden that I can use. Will put up pics tomorrow as I need a couple of IDs.

 

I don't have anyone local as I am in the middle of the orange groves ... and the Portuguese are not into gardening in this dry heat, just Palms and Agaves.

 

Have you checked if sedums do well in "dry heat", I know mine like the routine of rain down pours to keep them plump. So if your putting them in a pot, use garden soil and water weekly for a while. the cutting can just go directly in the soil, just make a hole in the soild with you finger and put the cutting right in. They are amazing that way.

 

I have red clay soil here so they will be in pots with bagged compost. I have no garden/border to plant in. A small plot mostly to paved/gravel patios with lots of shade from Jacarandas. Melateucas, Callistemons, Oleanders, Brugmansias, Viburnum and other large exotics, all evergreen. I have had other succulents here for many years.

 

I grow succulents and cacti from seed because it's fun.

Germination is usually quick and good, and seedlings are very cute. The biggest challenge is to get the seedlings live through their first winter. Because the roots in general are nearly non- existent, they rot or shrivel if the compost is not evenly just moist.

My overwinter success rate is about 30% or less

Seeds are cheap and mixtures are entertaining, you don't know what turns up.

Once the plantlets get going I find seed grown much less demanding than ready or cutting grown plants- perhaps it's a survival of the fittest thing.

I have bought interesting things from here Succulent Seeds - World Wonders Gardens - Seed Specialist

Sedums are quick and easy but for other succulents it's a good idea to check the growth rate. My Agave Victoria Regina is over five years old and boasts of four leaves at nearly 5cm tall.

 

Before I go out to chop things up, I would like a few IDs please.

View to see how big/straggly they are ...

ID No 1



ID Mo 2


ID No 3 ... I think it is a Kalanchoe tomentosa ..



Plus I have these Portulacaria afras I rooted earlier in the year and planted at the base of the Plumeria ...


Plumeria ...

 

Oh, I think the skinnnier one ID No 1is Crassula tetragona but No 2 is puzzling me because of the tubular leaves.