Cliff Pine: A Hardy Herb with Landscape Potential

February 2, 2024

Cliff pine is the whole herb with roots of the Sedum aizoon in the Crassulaceae family. It is mainly distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Sichuan and other provinces in China. It has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying and is commonly used to treat symptoms such as furuncle swelling and damp sores.


Cliff pine grows under the trees on the hillside. It is cold-resistant, drought-resistant, and likes abundant sunlight. It can also tolerate some shade and does not require high soil requirements, but good drainage is necessary.

Landscape use: It can be used to arrange flower beds and flower gardens, or planted in patches as ground cover plants for slope protection. It can also be used to decorate rock gardens.

Cultivation and propagation: It can be propagated by sowing, dividing, and cutting. It can be divided in spring and autumn, and cutting propagation is relatively simple and can be done in any season of the growing period.

The cultivation site should choose well-drained sandy loam or sunny and dry areas. After the first frost, cut off the aboveground parts, water with enough freezing water, and the plants can safely overwinter. It is distributed in Jilin, Liaoning and other places in China.


After planting cliff pine, don't think that there is nothing to do. On the contrary, boring days are coming. Watering three or more times a day is essential, and spraying water mixed with rooting agents every three to five days is also necessary. Remember not to spray water at noon.

After that, insecticide should be applied every ten to fifteen days. Generally, four or five times of insecticide application is sufficient. During the maintenance period, many small buds will appear on the cliff pine, but don't be happy, they are just water buds. Only if these buds can grow into leaves, it is a good sign.

Similarly, new buds will also emerge on the leaves, which can be considered a good sign, but it doesn't mean that the plant is alive. If it is not well managed, it may still die.

After the cliff pine survives, do not immediately cover it with a canopy. This can easily cause the cliff pine to be scorched. It is necessary to let the cliff pine slowly adapt to sunlight, so open the canopy gradually.

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