African violets resemble certain plants from succulent family (such as Kalanchoes), but they are not succulents. They come from Africa, just like many succulent do, but their natural habitat is completely different. These beauties are native to tropical areas of Tanzania and Kenya, that means regions with high humidity and rainfall, which is an exact …
Nobody wants to spend money on plants that will die in a month. What’s more, we live in a fast-paced era. Everyone is super busy, and unless you are retired, you probably cannot afford to spend an hour a day taking care of your plants. The thing most of us want is to have beautiful …
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When you look at a high cactus in the middle of nowhere, or spot a Desert Rose in the Saharan desert, you may get an impression than the succulent must have been there forever. Funny thing is that you may actually be right, since some succulents can live for centuries, and other die just seemingly. But …
There’s been a lot of discussion about various materials for succulents, be it for growing or propagating the plants. LECA balls, peat moss, Spanish moss, paver sand, to name just the few. In this article though we will focus on Vermiculite, a mineral which is used in exfoliated form in seed germination, plant propagation from …
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Human creativity knows no limits. We always think about new ways of growing our succulents, or at least of decorating the pots, or the overall plant arrangement in the garden. Spanish moss, which many people wrongly mistake with Sphagnum moss (0ften call peat moss, check our article on it here), is actually an epiphytic flowering …
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I’ve always liked to experiment with my succulents. Paver sand, often called also polymeric sand, seemed like a perfect candidate for one of my experiment. It is similar in size to coarse sand (0.5-2mm in diameter, according to the sellers), and you can always find some remaining on a construction site, or simply in the …
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Man is a curious creature. We always look for ways of doing things better, and succulent growing is no exception to this rule. One of the key ingredients of success in this endeavor is having a right growing medium for your succulents. Peat Moss has entered the discussion lately, for couple of reasons. The first …
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There’s been a lot of hype around LECA balls lately. These small balls of clay, four times more expensive than average soil, have made headlines on many gardening portals. But is there actually any evidence that LECA balls present a good growing medium for succulents? And what advantages does it exactly have when compared to …
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There’s been a lot of hype around colorful succulents lately, often branded as “Korean succulents“. What many people do not know, however, is that vast majority of these succulents do not really come from Korea. The region has a few species of native succulents, for example Orostchys Malacophylla, Orostchys Japonica, Sedum Aizoon, but most succulents …
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Obviously we all want to achieve great results with our succulents. We want to see them shine, flower, and thrive in our houses and gardens. In order to achieve such results with any plants, people look for shortcuts, experimenting with both natural and chemical substances. One of the most discussed lately is Epsom Salt, one …
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