Ceropegia is a genus of quick-growing, shrubby plants or vining ones with tuberous roots. Leaves are opposite or in whorls of three. Flowers are widely flared at the tips resembling parachutes or lanterns. Ceropegia grow outdoors in warm, dry climates. Vining species can be trained on a trellis, pergola, or other support. Ceropegia are also […] More
Stapelia is a succulent that bears diurnal, star-shaped solitary or clustered flowers. Stapelia has a unique shape, but also a unique foul smell. They emit an odor that smells like rotting flesh. The odor attracts flies which, in turn, pollinate the flowers. Stapelia has erect, angular, coarsely toothed fleshy leaves. Stems branch from the bases […] More
Dudleya are perennial succulents that form dense rosettes of ovate to linear, fleshy succulent leaves that are covered with a heavy coat of chalky powder. Tubular, bell- or star-shaped, yellow, white, or red panicles grow from the leaf axils in spring or early summer. Dudleya can be grown outdoors in borders in warmer climates. It […] More
Cotyledon are perennial succulents grown for their foliage and flowers. The stalked, fleshy leaves are usually puffy and rounded and sometimes wavy-edged. The flowers are tubular to bell-shaped, usually pendant, red, yellow, or orange. Cotyledon species grow from 12 to 36 inches (30 to 91 cm) tall. A mature plant can produce a cluster of […] More
Echeveria is a genus of succulents with handsome, fleshy-leaved almost stemless rosettes that are near geometrically perfect. They spread like flower petals, Echeveria are prized for their shape, color, and leaf texture. Echeveria rosettes vary from just more than an inch wide to 8 inches (20cm) wide. The leaves vary from thin to thick, smooth […] More
Crassula is a large genus of annual and perennial succulents. They are grown for their fleshy, usually, opposite leaves, which vary greatly in shape, size, and texture. Perhaps the two best-known Crassulas are the jade plant and the silver dollar plant. Crassulas have very small star- or funnel-shaped flowers borne in dense terminal cymes. Crassulas […] More
Aeonium is a rosette-forming succulent. Some Aeonium have leafy rosettes at the base; some have rosettes that sit atop sturdy stems. The leaves can be green, pink, deep red-black, and some have yellow edges or variegation. Aeonium can grow from a few inches tall to as tall as 4 feet. Aeonium can bear brightly colored […] More
The care given cacti and succulents will determine growth and flowering. The successful cultivation of cacti and succulents is largely determined by the materials used and the ability to modify care to take the best advantage of the growing conditions at hand. Growing conditions whether indoors or outdoors will never be perfect. The grower’s ability […] More
Sempervivum — commonly called hens-and-chicks or houseleeks–is an evergreen perennial succulent with tightly packed rosettes of leaves that occasionally bears star-shaped flowers in tight or loose clusters. Flowers can be white, yellowish, pink, red, or greenish and appear in summer. Blooming rosettes usually die back after setting seed. Plants produce small offsets around the mother plant; offsets […] More
Burro’s tail, Sedum, is an evergreen succulent with small pointed leaves that trail. Grow burro’s tail in containers or hanging baskets where the blue-green stems can cascade. Get to know Burro’s Tail Where to plant Burro’s Tail How to water and feed Burro’s Tail Burro’s Tail care Burro’s Tail common problems Burro’s Tail propagation More
Sansevieria–sometimes called snake plant–has stiff-leaf swords that are deep green crossbanded in dark green, yellow, white, or black. Sansevieria grows best in bright light but will adapt to almost any level of light. Sansevieria is a genus of perennials with stiff, very thick green leaves, often mottled with white, and clustered flowers on slender stalks. […] More
Haworthias are small, easy-to-grow plants. They form a spiky rosette of upright, spotted, or striped, succulent leaves. Haworthia grows in matlike groups. Their distinctive foliage shapes and patterning make them delightful additions to a window garden. HHowarthias bear small, tubular to funnel-shaped white flowers in loose racemes Haworthia is a genus of about 160 species […] More
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