Donkey's tail

The Donkey's tail is a very cool looking succulent plant. It grows excruciatingly slowly, but in places like California it can turn into a massive hanging plant. Like me, it would rather live in Santa Barbara in the winter.

Why do I bother except for the challenge? It is delicate, falls apart in wind, picky about water, scorches in hot sun, freezes in winter, and doesn't like to be moved around. These little pots are at least 4 years old, and they love being outside from April to October. In the winter, I have to find a sunny window (ha ha) and remember to water once or twice to sustain life. By spring they are very unhappy again, so this is as good as they ever look.





Here's a link to photos that show just how spectacular these plants can get:

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=donkey+tail+plant&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=C02oSvKXKYTWtgOi45nFBQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4