Houseplant Care

If you are anything like me, you have an heirloom or vintage vessel in your world just begging to be put on display. And, if you’re anything like me you look at said vessel and think, "Wouldn’t it be more amazing with a plant nestled inside?”

Monstera Deliciosa, so called for its gigantic leaves and delicious fruit may be my favorite plant of all time-- shhhh don’t tell the others! Its name literally means Delicious Monster. Pretty great, huh?

Before you start cutting, I encourage you to take a moment to study the structure of your burro’s tail/donkey sedum. Does it have a stem that has some leaf loss? Can you see the stem exposed between those plump little leaves? This type of leaf separation happens for two reasons, either the sedum isn’t getting enough light and is stretching towards the sun, or the plant has been bumped and the leaves have fallen off (which is VERY COMMON so just know--you are not alone). Sedum Morganianum are among the most delicate and fragile of leaves, which is why I’m...