Horse's Tail Sedum morganianum
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- SEE-dum mor-gan-ee-AY-num
- Description
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Succulent plant producing trailing stems 24" long with trinagular shaped fleshy blue green leaves. Leaves are quite delicate and will break off if manipulated. Terminal pink or red flower clusters appear in the summer. Attractive in a hanging planter so the trailing stems can be highlighted. Needs high light indoors and should be watered regularly until winter when it should be watered infrequently. Evergreen perennial to 6 cm, prostrate and pendulous.
Tolerates temperatures down to 40 degrees F; prefers high light interior environments such as a windowsill with at least partial sun; prefers dry soil, fresh air and shallow pot; tepid water should be used to water plant; cuttings and dropped leaves root easily; pest/disease problems (mostly due to overwatering).
Observations: Unusual crowded, 3-d, jellybean-shaped leaves on long, pendulous stems are key identification features; flowers are seldom observed; leaves can drop to form a new plant.
Quick ID
- Leaves are succulent and jellybean-shaped in 3d
- Stems are long, pendulous, crowded with leaves
- See this plant in the following landscape:
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Sedum
- Species:
- morganianum
- Family:
- Crassulaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Leaf Cutting
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Mexico
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Attracts Pollinators
- Textural
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Drainage:
- Very Dry
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5b, 5a, 6b, 6a, 7b, 7a, 8a, 8b, 9b, 9a
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Inflorescence is a pendent cyme, terminal, on long peduncle. Flowers are deep pink, ca 12 mm dia; petals 5, free, spreading; sepals 5, green.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are spirally arranged and overlapping, simple, entire, subcylindric and jelly-bean or boat shaped, succulent, incurved.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems are numerous, sparsely branched, prostrate to pendulous, up to 90 cm long.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Recreational Play Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Children's Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Attracts:
- Pollinators
- Songbirds
