Stunning Donkey Tail Plant for Sale - Add a Unique Touch to Your Home or Garden!

Description

Common name:

Burrows Tail, Donkey Tail

Category:

Cacti & Succulents, Groundcovers, Indoor Plants

Family:

Crassulaceae or Kalanchoe family

Light:

Sun growing, Semi shade

Water:

Normal, Requires less

Primarily grown for:

Foliage

Flowering season:

Flowers are inconspicuous

Flower or Inflorescence color:

Dark Pink

Foliage color:

Green

Plant Height or length:

Less than 50 cms

Plant Spread or Width:

50 cms to 100 cms

Plant Form:

Low spreading

Special Character:

• Hanging or weeping growth habit

Generally available in India in quantities of:

Less than a hundred

Plant Description:

- Tear shaped leaves
- 1 to 1.5 inch thick,1.5 to 3 feet long
- Yellow green leaves
- 1.5 inch deep rose colored flower
- 3 inch-2 feet tall, trailing stems 3 feet long
- A pretty ucculent trailer of compact habit, the wiry stems dense with long thin greenish glaucescent 2.5 to 3 cms long leaves having pointed tips, very sturdy and durable.
- Best grown in pots or protected raised beds.

Growing tips:

- Plants grow best in bright light. In shade they grow lanky. In full sun they may get scorched.
- They like a very well draining potting mix which should contain at least 33% sand.
- Bone meal fertilizer is good for them.
- The soil should be kept dry. Take care that the plants are not flooded during the monsoon.
- Best grown in pots - especially in high rainfall areas.
- The leaves and stems are delicate and break if the plants are handled roughly. Be careful