Senecio Serpens: Decorating with Blue Chalksticks
Senecio serpens, or “blue chalksticks”, is a lovely South African succulent. Our growing guide will tell you everything you need to grow it!
Cacti & Succulents
Cacti and succulents are low-maintenance, gorgeous plants to grow. Learn how to properly care for them with our detailed tutorials. No matter if you’re looking for a tiny little houseplant, a plant for xeriscaping with, or anything in between, we likely have something here to catch your eye!
Not sure which type you’re most interested in? Peruse our list of different types of succulents to discover your favorites!
Aeonium Kiwi: How to Grow the Lovely Tricolor
Aeonium ‘Kiwi’ is an incredible tricolor variety of Aeonium Haworthii. Learn to care for it in our guide.
Sedum rubrotinctum: Care for the Lenient Jelly Beans
Sedum rubrotinctum, or jelly beans plant, is a striking and simple succulent to care for. Learn how in our guide.
Haworthia Attenuata Care: How to Grow the Zebra Plant
Haworthia attenuata, or zebra cactus, is a slow-growing indoor or outdoor plant that’s dead-simple to care for.
Crassula Perforata: The No-Sow String of Buttons
Crassula perforata, or string of buttons, is a versatile succulent that can be planted indoors or out. Learn how to grow it here.
Pencil Cactus Care as a Houseplant or Garden Favorite
Pencil cactus, or Euphorbia tirucalli is unique in that you can grow it as a houseplant or outdoor ornamental. Learn how in our guide.
Opuntia Microdasys: The Peter Rabbit of Cacti
Opuntia microdasys, or bunny ears cactus, is a cute and simple houseplant or ornamental to care for. Learn how here.
Cereus Peruvianus: Growing The “Peruvian Apple Cactus”
Cereus peruvianus, also called the Peruvian apple cactus, is a gorgeous and water-wise ornamental with tasty, edible fruits.
Panda Plant Care: How to Grow Kalanchoe Tomentosa
The panda plant, or Kalanchoe tomentosa, is a unique-looking and simple succulent to care for…so add it to your collection!
Coral Cactus: Growing The Frankenstein Of The Succulent World
If Frankenstein’s monster were to take up gardening, he might find coral cactus to be his favorite plant. This melding of two succulent varieties into one unusual cactus-like plant is striking to see. Depending on the top crest, it may have a fan of white, red, green, yellow, or purple ruffled succulent growth on top … Read more
Lithops: Growing Unusual Living Stone Plants
Have you ever been browsing in the succulent section of a garden center and discovered a pot with nothing more than a pair of flat-topped split rocks in it? If so, you may have discovered the lithops plant, an unusual African genus of succulent. Sometimes called split rocks or pebble plants, lithops living stone plants … Read more
Stunning Succulents: Fertilizing Your Drought-Tolerant Plants
You just brought home that cute little cactus that you’d been eyeing at the market. Or maybe it’s a jade plant that you want to grow lush and green and fill in space in your yard. Perhaps it’s the fractal-like aloe polyphylla, or for that matter a good aloe vera plant. Whatever your choice, you’ve … Read more
