These days, succulents are most popular plant, special when we have very small space for greenery. Due to this also, these succulents become favourite for most of the plant lovers. Succulent plants have unusual shapes, rich textures, varied colours, and showy blooms that make a dramatic impact in any container or garden setting.
They are not a unique floral family, but diverse members of numerous plant groups. What they have in common is their water-retaining, fleshy leaves and stems.
Actual problem arises when after buying these plants it dies due to various issues. So, in this blog I am going to share you the top five succulents which are not only very beautiful as well as completely easy to maintain.
Being a plant lover, I always wanted to have succulents in my garden, but I have killed so many succulents, but after few months I could able to learn or you could say that I figured out which succulent plants are hard to kill and easy to maintain.
Before sharing my list of plants, I would like to share few simple tips to care them and show your love.
Care Tips:
Soil: Even though I am not using any particular soil mix for my plants. I am using simple garden soil for my succulent plants. If you are particular about soil then you can use 3 parts of potting soil + 2 parts of coarse sand + 1 part perlite. Or you can buy ready-made potting mix for succulents.
Watering: Watering schedule is most important for survival of any succulent. I prefer watering only when soil get completely dried out. I would like to share a simple hack of watering with you. When I am in doubt, I prefer watering when I see visible signs of lack of water like wrinkle and droopy leaves.
I would also recommend you to use spray bottle or watering cane for watering succulents, because hard pressure of water will disturb the roots of the succulent.
Sunlight: Mostly mali / nursery seller sells succulent plants saying that it is an indoor plant, whereas that’s not completely true. All indoor plants require direct sunlight for 2 – 3 hours a day. And we keep plants always indoor which interferes with photosynthesis. The process of photosynthesis which helps in producing food for plant. So basically, we don’t allow our plants to produce their food.
So, in short keep your succulents in semi-shade area of balcony or keep your succulents outside in direct morning sunlight for 2 – 3 hours. It will not only help with getting energy also helps in drying out the excess water.
Crassula Ovata Gollum
Crassula ovata 'Gollum' is an unusual plant with tubular, trumpet shaped leaves. It looks like a small tree, and the branching trunk becomes thick with age. It can reach up to 80cm tall and is a good specimen for bonsai. It may produce clusters of small, star-like, white or pinkish-white, with pink stamens in winter.
Crassula Ovata Jade
This succulent is a hardy fellow and has two main requirements for a healthy long life, which is water and plenty of light. They are both an indoor and outdoor species, although conditions outside need to be right (enough heat and sun).
Crassula Campfire / Firestrom
Firestorm sedum plants (Sedum adolphii ‘Firestorm’) are a special cultivar of the species Golden sedum, a low growing, sun loving, succulent plant. Reaching a maximum height of around 8 inches (20 cm.), this plant spreads out with many rosettes on stems, sometimes ranging to about 2 feet (61 cm.) in diameter. This growth habit makes it ideal for groundcover or pleasantly undulating borders in garden beds. It also grows well in containers.
String of Tangled Hearts
The Tangled Heart Plant is an adorable hanging indoor houseplant. It is also known as Pillow Plant and Swedish Ivy. It is a rapidly growing succulent creeper and has strings of small leaves in the shape of a heart.
String of Bananas
String of bananas and string of pearls (Curio rowleyanus) are both trailing succulents that can be grown with other drought-tolerant plants such as sedum, echeveria, and crassula to create a succulent garden. The key difference between the two plants is that string of bananas features oblong leaves, and string of pearls has pea-shaped leaves.
Moonstone Succulent
Native to Mexico, Pachyphytum Oviferum or commonly referred to as moonstones, is a succulent that can be a captivating addition to your plant's collection. Boasting silvery, chubby leaves, this plant has unique and attractive aesthetics and can appear strikingly beautiful whether you plant them in your garden or containers.
Howarthia Zebra Plant
Haworthia fasciata or also called as Zebra Plant are delicately small succulent houseplants, reaching up to 5 to 8-inches only in height. They have thick, dark green leaves with bumps of white tubercles on the outer surface, and are clustered together giving it a “Zebra” effect.
Furthermore, Zebra plants don’t need much effort when it comes to watering, as then can still survive even without one for many weeks. They also look exceptionally beautiful in unusual containers or interesting soil mixes, making them perfect for any indoor spaces!
Crassula Tom Thumb
Crassula 'Tom Thumb' is a charming small succulent with tiny triangular leaves arranged in opposing ranks on stems that grow up to 6 inches (15 cm) tall. It is similar to Crassula perforata. The mint green leaves are up to 0.2 inches (5 mm) long and have colorful reddish edges, especially when grown in bright light.
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