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Ornamental - Popular succulent for houseplants and containers.
Mexico
Thrives in dry, sunny locations with well-draining soil.
It is spreading and creeping succulent reaching up to 20 cm tall and 60 cm wide. Forms rosettes on trailing stems that can reach 2 m long.
Stem is long, creeping, sometimes hanging. Stem color can vary from green to brown.
Leaves are thick, fleshy, and spoon-shaped, up to 7 cm long and 3 cm wide, arranged in a spiral around the stem. Leaves are pale green to light gray, with a powdery coating that gives them a ghost-like appearance. Easily detached from the rosette.
Flowers are star-shaped with five white petals spotted with red. Each petal has three yellow lobes on the upper surface. Flowers appear in clusters in spring and last for about two weeks.
Fruit is small, black berries that turn red when ripe. Not a prominent feature.
Flowering: Spring.