This one is telling you it wanted **more direct light a while ago**, so the lean is basically old stretched growth and it usually won’t straighten itself back up. The nicest fix is to **behead the healthy top, let the cut callous, and re-root it upright** in a gritty succulent mix, because that gives you a compact reset instead of trying to train a bent stem to behave. I’d also move it into your brightest spot very gradually, and you can propagate the fallen leaves and bare stem too, so it’s less a disaster and more a very succulent way of asking for a fresh start 😊
nichicasher
What is it exactly? It kind of looks like a burro’s tail or related. If so it’s not meant to grow up right
Upper_belt_smash
I thought these grew on long stems as part of their nature. Hen and chicks I think?
Tertzug
r/succshaming
Dakduif
Hmm.. I feel like it’s living its best life just hanging out there. Some succulents just trail like that naturally.
But maybe try r/succulents! I’m sure someone there will recognize the species. 🙂
AdorableExchange9746
It’s looking for light. Put a light directly above it and eventually it’ll straighten itself out
KleanQueen
I would remove it from the pot and put it in a bigger pot, planting it with the naked stem below the soil.
Then take two wooden skewers, shishkabob skewers, and use them to ‘stake’ the plant straighter so it stands up.
Eventually the naked stem will root in the soil.
smoky-mountayn-rain
Law of gravity.
I mean, all those perky ones , definitely that stalk’s going to give way
MadBuffleHead
Hey OP! This is a Burro’s tail (Sedum morganianum) a popular, trailing succulent known for its long stems covered in fleshy, tear-drop-shaped leaves that resemble a donkey’s tail, making it ideal for hanging baskets. It thrives in bright, indirect light and requires well-draining soil, needing infrequent watering (allowing soil to dry completely between waterings) to prevent root rot. The plant is very fragile, and its leaves easily fall off, but these can be used for easy propagation.
It actually looks healthy and trails naturally. Don’t listen to these cactus nerds 😂
Thick_Confection_952
Blue chew
Aromatic-Bug-9025
É esperado que cresça pendurado assim. Veja como parece uma planta adulta. Quanto à parte do caule sem folhas, você pode proceder como outros já disseram, cortando e replantando, mas esteja ciente de que vai pendurar novamente à medida que cresce. Uma alternativa é beliscar suavemente a parte sem folhas do caule e aplicar um hormônio de brotação, o que fará com que novas folhas e ramos cresçam, eventualmente preenchendo o caule exposto. Você pode tentar isso antes de cortar, pois sua planta parece muito boa agora. Se você a expuser à luz solar direta máxima, ficará estressada e desenvolverá uma coloração típica nas folhas. O sol também estimulará a floração.
The part that’s bent probably isn’t going to straighten out. Putting a grow light right above it may change the direction for future growth. I do this with other houseplants when I don’t want the to get crazy (like Monstera’s that reach every which way seeking out light) but I haven’t tried it with succulents). But it’ll probably always eventually get too heavy to support itself. You can also cut the succulent and replant it. Putting the base in water will help it root, and then replant. The part you leave in that pot will regrow too.
12 Comments
This one is telling you it wanted **more direct light a while ago**, so the lean is basically old stretched growth and it usually won’t straighten itself back up. The nicest fix is to **behead the healthy top, let the cut callous, and re-root it upright** in a gritty succulent mix, because that gives you a compact reset instead of trying to train a bent stem to behave. I’d also move it into your brightest spot very gradually, and you can propagate the fallen leaves and bare stem too, so it’s less a disaster and more a very succulent way of asking for a fresh start 😊
What is it exactly? It kind of looks like a burro’s tail or related. If so it’s not meant to grow up right
I thought these grew on long stems as part of their nature. Hen and chicks I think?
r/succshaming
Hmm.. I feel like it’s living its best life just hanging out there. Some succulents just trail like that naturally.
But maybe try r/succulents! I’m sure someone there will recognize the species. 🙂
It’s looking for light. Put a light directly above it and eventually it’ll straighten itself out
I would remove it from the pot and put it in a bigger pot, planting it with the naked stem below the soil.
Then take two wooden skewers, shishkabob skewers, and use them to ‘stake’ the plant straighter so it stands up.
Eventually the naked stem will root in the soil.
Law of gravity.
I mean, all those perky ones , definitely that stalk’s going to give way
Hey OP! This is a Burro’s tail (Sedum morganianum) a popular, trailing succulent known for its long stems covered in fleshy, tear-drop-shaped leaves that resemble a donkey’s tail, making it ideal for hanging baskets. It thrives in bright, indirect light and requires well-draining soil, needing infrequent watering (allowing soil to dry completely between waterings) to prevent root rot. The plant is very fragile, and its leaves easily fall off, but these can be used for easy propagation.
It actually looks healthy and trails naturally. Don’t listen to these cactus nerds 😂
Blue chew
É esperado que cresça pendurado assim. Veja como parece uma planta adulta. Quanto à parte do caule sem folhas, você pode proceder como outros já disseram, cortando e replantando, mas esteja ciente de que vai pendurar novamente à medida que cresce. Uma alternativa é beliscar suavemente a parte sem folhas do caule e aplicar um hormônio de brotação, o que fará com que novas folhas e ramos cresçam, eventualmente preenchendo o caule exposto. Você pode tentar isso antes de cortar, pois sua planta parece muito boa agora. Se você a expuser à luz solar direta máxima, ficará estressada e desenvolverá uma coloração típica nas folhas. O sol também estimulará a floração.
https://preview.redd.it/wejea9fihzug1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6a2c12906e7cb13fcc6588ae5d26887cb386fbbd
The part that’s bent probably isn’t going to straighten out. Putting a grow light right above it may change the direction for future growth. I do this with other houseplants when I don’t want the to get crazy (like Monstera’s that reach every which way seeking out light) but I haven’t tried it with succulents). But it’ll probably always eventually get too heavy to support itself. You can also cut the succulent and replant it. Putting the base in water will help it root, and then replant. The part you leave in that pot will regrow too.