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How to Grow and Care for Donkey’s Tail Succulents
12.06.2023 - 01:09 / gardenerspath.com / Kristina HicksHamblin
How to Grow and Care for Donkey’s Tail Succulents Sedum morganianumWith its trailing stems and plump, bluish leaves, donkey’s tail sedum makes a striking houseplant that’s easy to care for.
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If succulents bring to mind visions of tiny rosettes, the impressive, trailing stems of donkey’s tail will expand your options, providing the perfect choice for a raised planter or hanging basket.
Plus, this succulent is nontoxic and fun to propagate!
In this article we’ll dig deep into the mysterious origins of this sedum as well as discussing its sun, water, and soil preferences.
We’ll also take up the daunting topic of repotting this delicate plant, cover other maintenance points you’ll want to know about – and even contemplate some captivating varieties.
Here’s a peek at everything that’s up ahead in this guide:
What Is Donkey’s Tail?Donkey’s tail (Sedum morganianum) is an evergreen succulent known for its long, trailing stems covered with fleshy leaves.
Mature specimens with long stems look like long braids or ropes hanging from baskets or planters.
This succulent has bluish-green foliage that can have a powdery, whitish bloom.
Donkey’s tail’s plump leaves are smooth, curved, pointed at the ends, and overlap in their whorled arrangement around the plant’s stems.
Plants have a weeping growth habit with a width of about one and a half feet.
Stems grow upright first, then trail and become pendulous, growing up to four feet long as houseplants.
But they can potentially grow much longer. In ideal conditions, S. morganianum can grow up to one foot a year.
Though flowering is infrequent in houseplants, blooms are star-shaped and pink or
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