Crassula perfoliata var. falcata, known as a “Propeller Plant” due to the shape of its leaves, is a peculiar succulent that will catch an eye of every visitor of your house. Not only does it captivate the imagination of an aviator with its shapes. It also flowers beautifully in summer. In my opinion, this succulents […]
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Desert Rose (partially popularized by singer Sting) is one of the top 10 most popular succulents in the United States. You can grow it both inside and outside, and as long as it gets enough sun, it will brighten your home with pink trumpeting flowers in the summer. Desert Rose isn’t prone to infestation with
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Ponytail palm is one of those plants you can forget about when leaving for a three weeks long holiday. No need giving a key to your neighbor so they can water the plant. When you come back, it will be just all right, because it is almost impossible to under-water a ponytail palm. Plant’s strengths
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Ponytail palm is a crowd favorite on both sides of the Pacific ocean. This succulent can easily outlive you, as I witnessed in a case of my grandmother. She got a small ponytail palm decades ago from her parents. She cared well for the plant, which grew slowly, bit by bit, always in the same
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Kalanchoe is one of the five most popular succulents in the world, for a good reasons. It is relatively small (you can grow it anywhere), it has wonderful flowers (ranging in colors from yellow to violet depending on variety, but the most famous are the dark red), and it is an easy plant to grow
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Panda plants are some of the most stunning succulent plants you can grow in your garden, or inside of your house. However, just like any other succulent, panda plant is susceptible to certain growth problems and issues. When one of this problems arises, the leaves of the plant will start falling off. But what does
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For many years of growing succulents, I learned that seeing curling leaves may indicate a variety of problems. Before doing anything, you should identify the issue. What’s wrong, what you have neglected, and what your panda plant is actually telling you with its curled leaves. In my experience, the three main reasons for this are
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One of the unique characteristics of succulent plants is that they retain water in their leaves, stems, and roots. This makes them resilient to drought and neglect, and it is no doubt one of the reasons why succulents are popular all over the world. However, their strength can sometimes turn into their weakness. Because they
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If you are planning to propagate a succulent from a cutting, you may wonder how to do it correctly, and where to place the fresh cutting. In this post, I will share with you the steps when it comes to propagating succulents from cuttings–and the mistakes you should avoid. To start with, unlike other plants,
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Bear’s Paw succulent also known as Cotyledon Tomentosa is one of the cutest succulents you can have. Maybe you do not fancy encounter with a bear in a forest, but leave of this beautiful plant can at least give you a little feeling of what it means to confront the big animal :). What you
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