Are you enchanted by delicate flowers with the most stunning pastel gradients? This plant group has won the hearts of many horticulturists and plant enthusiasts due to its charming features. Lewisia succulents are show-stoppers that can be grown both indoors and outdoors, in container gardens or rocky substrates. For a truly fantastic display of colorful … Read more
With their vivid displays of spring to summer blooms, Lewisia succulents are eye-catching plants that can bring life and color to your garden. Native to the alpine regions of North America, they make great candidates as border or wall ornamentals in cooler hardiness zones. They are also able to tolerate more moisture than the usual … Read more
It’s no secret that succulents have become extremely popular in recent years, mostly as easy-care indoor plants that add a touch of greenery to your living spaces. There are even succulent enthusiasts who have become avid collectors of all types of succulent plants. So, What Are Succulent Plants? In a nutshell, succulents are plants that … Read more
Plants in the Schlumbergera genus are often commonly called holiday cactus. But, beware of common names because they can sometimes be both misleading and misused. For example, Schlumbergera truncata (Thanksgiving cactus) is often sold with the common name of Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi). Although these plants are very similar, they do differ in when … Read more
Christmas cacti are easy plants to grow and can add a lot of color to your holiday decor as they bloom during the winter months. There are several species of Christmas cactus with a variety of different flower colors. These include white, red, pink, yellow, and purple. The flowers will last for a number of … Read more
Few things are as visually stunning as the sight of a flowering claret cup cactus in the Mojave Desert in California. Imagine stepping over a rocky outcrop and before you is a sea of orangy-red flowers opening their bright faces to the sun. These plants are low-growing and only reach a height of about 1 … Read more
Claret cup cactus is one of the easiest cacti to grow. This plant is mostly grown for its spectacular flowers that adorn the plant during spring and summer. Depending on the variety, these flowers can range slightly in color but most are bright orange to red. Claret cup cacti are low-growing Echinocereus cacti but they … Read more
Calico hearts is a low-growing succulent with attractive succulent leaves. The leaves are wedge-shaped and thick. They are green in color with interesting chocolate-colored splotches. This gives them a marbled appearance. These plants are ideal for growing in pots due to their compact size and low maintenance requirements. They have a fairly shallow root system … Read more
This is undoubtedly one of those succulents that will make you stop in your tracks. Haworthia truncata is distinguished by foliage that can sometimes look like rocks. One will understandably feel compelled to touch the leaves, which fan out evenly from the center of the plant. This species doesn’t form typical rosettes as its leaves … Read more
Frustrated by Haworthias that never quite grow tall? You’ve come to the right place as this adorable species forms upright rosettes that can grow as tall as 8 inches. Haworthia coarctata is a stemmed succulent plant with tough and compactly arranged foliage. These are spotted with white tubercles, similar to those found on the zebra … Read more