Succulent Plants

Shiny Chocolate Rosettes Cluster This Aeonium Succulent
The Aeonium Arboreum 'atropurpurem' is a Striking Addition to the Mediterranean Garden
The succulent pictured here is an Aeonium arboreum 'atropurpurem'. The common name is in question because each nursery seems to have a different name. One site called it the Purple aeonium but it is not purple at all so I am going to refer to as the red-green aeonium. Aeonium is the genus name. Being a species of arboreum is in doubt with some growers, as well. I have always been a fan of succulents. My last focus on this plant type was in the seventies. I was a single Mom then and they were...

Aeonium or Hens and Chicks, Small Plants for Dry Gardens or Containers
Discover another popular, small succulent plant for your collection
Aeoniums are a large, diverse group of succulent plants. They are sometimes called Hens and Chicks. These pretty, yet tough plants form rosettes of leaves resembling flowers on the top of short stalks, and provide flowers in winter gardens.

Spoon Jade, Shrek Plant or ET Fingers: Care and Growing of Crassula Portulacea
Crassula Portulacea plants are known by many names, like its cousin Crassula Ovata, it is easy to gr
Succulent Jade plants are great choices for dry gardens. Water wise succulent plants like heat and sun whether you grow them indoors or in the garden. They are just as easy to care for as their cousin, crassula ovata. Both plants can take up to 6 hours of sun a day. Their care is similar to cactus (without the thorns). Outdoors, Jade plants are easy to grow and care for in hot dry areas. Try them if you don't have a lot of time to spend on needy plants or plants that need a lot of water. Goll...

Crassula Rupestris Or Rosary Plants For Container Gardens or Dry Landscapes
Crassula Rupestris Or Rosary Plant, Mini Plants For Container Gardens
Rosary Plants are great mini succulent plants for container gardens indoors or out - and so cute! This crassula species stays small, making it perfect for small areas and a great filler to grow with other plants in bigger pots.

Crassula Tetragona or Bonsai Pine Easy Succulent Plants for Dry Landscapes or Container Gardens
Crassula Tetragona; Part of the Succulent Plant and Bonsai Craze
Crassula tetragona are drought tolerant succulent plants that look like pine branches with fat needles sticking out the sides, or a green bottle brush plant. These crassula are often used in bonsai containers to look like pine trees. In the ground, they grow up to 4 feet tall. Leaf color can vary from green to deep, bluish green. These succulent plants can take full sun to light shade, love heat and are easy to root and grow.

Crassula capitella or Campfire Plant a Unique Succulent Plant in Flaming Red
A great succulent plant for your crassula collection.
How about a plant that changes color? Crassula capitella, or Campfire is one of the reasons succulent plants are becoming a cult favorite among gardeners. This drought tolerant beauty is easy to grow in the garden or in containers and has pretty flowers in winter.

Baby Jade Plants or Elephant Food Portulacaria Afra Dry Garden and Bonsai Favorites
Baby Jade, cute as a button!
This succulent plant is sometimes called Baby Jade or Elephant Food. It has small round leaves and thin branches like a miniature jade plant. It is often grown in bonsai containers and shaped into trees.