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Crassulaceae
Burro's Tail
Sedum morganianum
Tenacity and playfulness.
- Family
- Crassulaceae
- Genus
- Sedum
- Native to
- Mexico, Honduras
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- succulent perennial
- Height
- 1-4 ft (trailing)
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Sandy, well-drained cactus mix
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 10-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Burro's tail was not scientifically described until 1938, despite being widely grown as a houseplant in Mexico.
- Each plump leaf stores water so efficiently that the plant can survive weeks without watering.
- The leaves are so delicate they fall off at the slightest touch, but each fallen leaf can root and grow a new plant.
- A mature hanging basket specimen can have trailing stems over 4 feet long, covered in hundreds of overlapping leaves.
- The plant rarely flowers in cultivation, but when it does, star-shaped pink to red blooms appear at the stem tips.
Color meanings
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tranquility
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persistence
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friendship