Stunning Trailing Sedum Varieties
These plants are useful for hanging baskets where their long stems hang below the pot and as ground covers.
Trailing sedum varieties. Sedum morganianum also known as the donkey tail or a sedum burrito is one of the most popular trailing succulents. They are simple to propagate and once in the ground they spread on their own gradually covering rock walls and creeping over rock gardensthe plants self-propagate from seeds and by producing new clones at the base of mature plants. Sedum Plant Trailing Succulent Groundcover Plant Yellow Flowers Full Sun Deer Resistant Sedum Selskianum aka Goldilocks 35 pot Vintagepetalpushers 45 out of 5 stars 4302.
This soft succulent can grow stems over 12 inches covered with small bead like light green leaves. This sedum originates in Veracruz Mexico and has several similar hybrid species. These Sedums have dense domed flowers and succulent leaves on 1- to 2-foot stems.
It is easy to propagate this plant and it is easy to care for. Creeping sedums change from season to season. Some sedum varieties produce long trailing stems covered with thick succulent leaves.
The smallest varieties can be just a few inches tall while the largest variations are over 3-feet tall. It is these thick leaves that allow sedums to store water and thrive in hot dry locations. The Trailing Burrito Sedum is a non-toxic succulent.
This plant is fussy about water so its best for experienced growers. Sedum morganiums at local nursery- excellent trailing species. Jelly Bean PlantA great house plantPlease note it will drop beans in the post so just leave them on the surface to eventually grow into more.
Tall border varieties Hylotelephium or Sedum telephium Dense domed flowers and succulent leaves on 1- to 2-foot stems. String of beads Senecio rowleyanus foreground and burros tail Sedum morganianum background Looking like delicate rows of peas the leaves of Senecio rowleyanus make a beautiful statement. Opuntia Blooming Cactus Rosularia.