leaf drop on Burros Tail
Quick answer
If your Burros Tail has leaf drop, the most likely cause is: Sedum morganianum leaves attach only loosely to the stem so any bump or move during watering knocks them off, and if the plant is allowed to dry out completely in winter the leaves crisp and snap off leaving unsightly patches of bare stem along the trailing stems.
Start here:
- 1. Site the pot out of foot traffic and handle the plant gently whenever it has to be moved, watered, or repotted so leaves are not brushed off the stem
- 2. Spray heavily monthly in winter, or give just enough water to keep the soil from drying out completely once a month; water fortnightly in spring and summer, weekly in hottest weather, and tail off in autumn
Why Burros Tail gets leaf drop
Burros Tail
Sedum morganianum leaves attach only loosely to the stem so any bump or move during watering knocks them off, and if the plant is allowed to dry out completely in winter the leaves crisp and snap off leaving unsightly patches of bare stem along the trailing stems.
How to reverse leaf drop on Burros Tail
- 1
Site the pot out of foot traffic and handle the plant gently whenever it has to be moved, watered, or repotted so leaves are not brushed off the stem
- 2
Spray heavily monthly in winter, or give just enough water to keep the soil from drying out completely once a month; water fortnightly in spring and summer, weekly in hottest weather, and tail off in autumn
- 3
Set fallen healthy leaves on top of dry compost where many will reroot and produce new plantlets
Keep leaf drop off this Burros Tail
Keep the plant in a stable spot out of physical traffic; water fortnightly in spring and summer, weekly in hottest weather, tailing off in autumn so the soil never dries out completely during winter