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Sedum Burros Tail in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Sedum Morganianum

 

Sedum 'Burro's Tail'

From ICN MORGANIANUM Walther, 1938 Distribution : Mexico (central Veracruz). Description ( by 't Hart & Bleij in IHSP, 2003) : Glaucous-green stems. Leaves crowded, in 5 obvious spirals, oblong-lanceolate or elliptic, acute, falcate, subterete, almost orbicular, glaucous, 15 - 30 x 5 – 8 mm thick, flowering branches pendent. Inflorescences corymbs. Flowers 5-merous, long-pedicellate, sepals broadly sessile, connate, unequal, triangular-acuminate, 5 - 9 mm, petals basaIly connate, lanceolate, acuminate, subcucullate, mucronate, red-purple, 10 - 12 mm, erect, filaments pink, anthers light yellow, nectar scales broad, emarginate, deep pink. Cytology : 2n = 70 Common name : 'Burro's Tail' Note: Can be confused with a smaller leaved more compact plant called "Burrito" Other common names include Baby Donkey Tail, Donkey's Tail, Lamb's Tail, Rabo De Burro

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plant Features
  • Sedum Burros Tail likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Sedum Burros Tail likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Sedum Burros Tail is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Sedum Burros Tail likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

 
plant information

Common name

Sedum 'Burro's Tail'

Latin name

Sedum Morganianum

type

Succulent

family

Crassulaceae

ph

4.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Sedum Burros Tail likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Sedum Burros Tail is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Sedum Burros Tail likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

  • Water

    Sedum Burros Tail likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Sedum Burros Tail is 0.45meters x 0.30meters 0.45 M 0.30 M

Sedum Morganianum

From ICN MORGANIANUM Walther, 1938 Distribution : Mexico (central Veracruz). Description ( by 't Hart & Bleij in IHSP, 2003) : Glaucous-green stems. Leaves crowded, in 5 obvious spirals, oblong-lanceolate or elliptic, acute, falcate, subterete, almost orbicular, glaucous, 15 - 30 x 5 – 8 mm thick, flowering branches pendent. Inflorescences corymbs. Flowers 5-merous, long-pedicellate, sepals broadly sessile, connate, unequal, triangular-acuminate, 5 - 9 mm, petals basaIly connate, lanceolate, acuminate, subcucullate, mucronate, red-purple, 10 - 12 mm, erect, filaments pink, anthers light yellow, nectar scales broad, emarginate, deep pink. Cytology : 2n = 70 Common name : 'Burro's Tail' Note: Can be confused with a smaller leaved more compact plant called "Burrito" Other common names include Baby Donkey Tail, Donkey's Tail, Lamb's Tail, Rabo De Burro


Flowering

From Mid Summer TO Mid Autumn

Most sedum flower through the summer months and into early Autumn

 

Planting

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Plant divisions or seeds in Spring

 

Propagating by seed

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Sow seeds in Spring

 

Propagating by division

From Mid Spring TO Late Summer

Dividing plants for propagation can be done at any time during the growing season, and divisions will grow readily.

 
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