Alpine Sedum - can be broken up into separate bits?

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  1. rosebay

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    I have just bought a small pot of this

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    and am wondering if I can break it up to transfer to more than one place.
    It doesn't appear to all stem from one root....will it be OK to do this?
     
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      Hi

      they should root easily from 2 inch cutting plus at the same time you still have the original plant and make it produce more side shoots , you would need warmth and protection of a greenhouse or cloche for best results.
       
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        And in any case in a few years you will be cursing the day you planted it. It seeds every where in our garden.
         
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          Perhaps I have not made my question clear. I bought a pot of this - looking like the picture, with flowers - and need to know if I can break it up (i.e. to disperse in different places) or whether it all shares a single root and to do this would kill the plant.
           
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          if it shares a single root , how can you break up , unless you take cuttings and keep in the warm to root
           
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          I see what you are saying. I suppose I thought someone here would know it if can be broken up i.e. without my need to disturb and examine the root structure so closely (and maybe damaging it).
           
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            have you tipped out the pot to have a look , if its rooting into the top part of the compost you should be able to see
             
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            I see what you are saying. I suppose I thought someone here would know it if can be broken up i.e. without my need to disturb and examine the root structure so closely (and maybe damaging it).
            I was hoping for a fairly quick answer i.e. wanted to pot it out soon so could no longer wait and took a chance. (Only subsequently seen this last post of yours. Noted for next time!)

            The root system looked very fibrous i.e. not a tap root so I divided them into 2 separate containers.

            PROBLEM SOLVED!
             
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            Normally with this type of Sedum every stem that you can see will be rooted into the compost. All you need to do is as Spruce says is turn it out of the pot and you will see that it has lots of fibrous roots rather than a single one. The only Sedum with single roots are the Rhodiola types (and they are no longer classed as Sedums.).
             
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              we will try and be quicker next time :lunapic 130165696578242 5:;)
               
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                So you should! :nonofinger: (All that languishing in a bubble bath, no doubt! ) :heehee:
                 
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                  Yes, any sedum, can take quickly from only a few hunks.
                   
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                  Well I really don't mind it spreading...very attractive + easily removed if it imposes.
                   
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                    Brilliant, I think I'll get a few hunks in my garden as well. :whistle:
                     
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