How to behead a leggy Sedum adolphi? Post-beheading care and disease prevention methods

Leggy growth in succulents is something many growers have experienced but never want to see, as it greatly affects the plant's ornamental value. So, what should you do when a succulent becomes leggy? Beheading is a good way to handle it. Through beheading, not only can you suppress the leggy growth of the plant to a certain extent, but the removed part can usually also be used to propagate young plants.

So, how do you behead a Sedum adolphi (yellow stonecrop) when it becomes leggy? Today, the editor will explain the beheading method for succulents.

1. The image below shows the state of a Sedum adolphi just purchased, with tall, towering stems that indeed look somewhat leggy.

After a summer of being kept in a shaded spot, it ended up looking like this. Clearly, it is undoubtedly leggy.

Since we have confirmed that the plant has become leggy, we need to behead it. First, remove some of the leaves from the stem, then cut it off with a sterilized sharp knife.

2. Next, we need to handle the cut-off top and the removed leaves separately. Place the leaves flat on the surface of slightly dry soil for leaf propagation to grow young plants, then wait for roots to sprout.