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How To Care For Burro's Tail

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This plant eventually grows to 4ft long which will take around 6 years or so. As it grows it gets very thick with those trailing stems heavily laden with overlapping plump, juicy leaves.

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Sedum morganianum likes bright shade or partial sun.  It will burn in strong, hot sun. The stems that are getting too much sun are a pale green. This plant should ideally be a lovely blue-green.

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Like most succulents, Sedum morganianum is a snap to propagate.  Simply cut the stems to the length you want, peel the bottom 1/3 of the leaves off and then let those stems callus before planting.

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All those leaves store water so be sure not to overwater it. It will rot out if you do. As a rule, plants in clay pots will dry out faster as will larger plants in smaller pots

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Like any other succulent, this one needs good drainage. The water needs to drain out of it fast so it’s best to use a mix specially formulated for cactus and succulents.

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To have your Burro’s Tail flower is rare. Mine bloomed for the first time ever this year although there were only 3 clusters on that big ole plant.

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