Gajusis šilokas – Sedum aizoon

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant name	Gajusis šilokas
Latin plant name	Sedum aizoon L.
English plant name	Aizoon Stonecrop
TYPE OF PARTERRE	Clump, beds (mixborder) Flowerbed, parterres Pods Groups Rockery, retaining walls Cemetery
ASSORTMENT	main
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil	dry soils acidic soil
Lighting	Heliophilous
Spacing, cm	From 15 to 20
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height	short – 21-40 cm
Habitus	flower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color	green
Blossom color	yellow, yellow tints
Blooming time	1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period	1 month
General ornamentality	average decorative
Ornamentality duration, months	5
Group	intermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological group	Perennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds. Almost all species mature seeds. Seeds are small. 8000 -10000 seeds per 1 gram, 1000 seedlings per 1 gram of seed sown. Sedum Telephium and some subspecies of Sedum maximum do not mature seeds. Seeds are small, should be spread on the surface of the soil and pressed gently. Seeds are sown in Spring or early Autumn. Sprouts are very small. They are pricked out when true leaves appear. Plants are replanted to the final growing place in the second year. Propagated by cuttings in hotbeds or beds in Spring or Autumn. Substrate does not have an impact on rooting, but propagation time is very important for some species. Species which are high and have hollow Stem ispropagated in Spring, evergreen species with creepy stem also can be propagated in summer (better to use the upper part of shoots).