Succulents & Cacti
Succulents & Cacti care & growing guides
Low-water care for echeveria, jade, haworthia, cacti and the rest of the collection.
Aeonium
Aeonium spp.
The tree-like succulent that holds its glossy rosettes aloft on bare, branching stems rather than…
Agave
Agave spp.
The bold architectural rosette of the dry Americas — thick, fibrous leaves arranged in a…
Aloe Vera
Aloe vera
A classic windowsill succulent — a rosette of thick, pointed, gel-filled leaves edged with soft…
Bear Paw
Cotyledon tomentosa
A charming South African succulent named for its plump, fuzzy green leaves tipped with…
Blue Chalk Sticks
Senecio serpens
A low, spreading succulent grown for its powdery, chalk-blue finger-like leaves that point skyward…
Bunny Ears Cactus
Opuntia microdasys
A charming little prickly pear named for the way its flat, oval pads sprout in pairs like a…
Burro's Tail
Sedum morganianum
A trailing Mexican succulent grown for its long, ropy stems packed with plump, blue-green leaves…
Easter Cactus
Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri
A Brazilian forest cactus that blooms in spring with star-shaped flowers in coral, pink, and…
Echeveria
Echeveria spp.
The quintessential rosette succulent — tight, symmetrical whorls of fleshy leaves in chalky blues…
Flaming Katy
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
A compact succulent grown for its long-lasting clusters of tiny, jewel-bright flowers in red…
Gasteria
Gasteria spp.
Slow-growing South African succulents named for their stomach-shaped (gaster) flowers — arching…
Ghost Plant
Graptopetalum paraguayense
A trailing Mexican succulent whose loose rosettes of thick, pointed leaves shift from chalky…
Golden Barrel Cactus
Echinocactus grusonii
A slow-growing globe of a cactus armored in golden-yellow spines along its crisp vertical ribs…
Graptopetalum
Graptopetalum spp.
A loosely-rosetted succulent with thick, pointed leaves in chalky pastels — silvery lavender…
Haworthia
Haworthia spp.
Small, slow-growing rosette succulents from South Africa, prized for tidy clusters of thick…
Jade Plant
Crassula ovata
A long-lived succulent shrub with thick, glossy, oval leaves on sturdy woody stems, often grown as…
Kalanchoe
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
A compact, low-water succulent grown for its long-lasting clusters of tiny four-petaled flowers in…
Lithops
Lithops spp.
Living stones — tiny South African succulents that mimic the pebbles of their native desert, each…
Mistletoe Cactus
Rhipsalis baccifera
A jungle cactus that breaks every cactus rule — an epiphyte from rainforest canopies with soft…
Moon Cactus
Gymnocalycium mihanovichii (grafted)
A novelty grafted cactus crowned with a vivid red, orange, yellow, or pink top that lacks…
Panda Plant
Kalanchoe tomentosa
A slow-growing Madagascan succulent loved for its plump, fuzzy leaves coated in soft silver-grey…
Pencil Cactus
Euphorbia tirucalli
Not a true cactus at all, but a branching African euphorbia built from slender, pencil-thick green…
Pincushion Cactus
Mammillaria
A compact, globe-shaped desert cactus studded with neat spirals of spines and, in season, a crown…
Prickly Pear
Opuntia spp.
A bold, flat-padded desert cactus with paddle-shaped segments and showy spring blooms that ripen…
Sedum (Stonecrop)
Sedum spp.
A huge, easygoing genus of fleshy-leaved succulents ranging from low creeping ground covers to…
Sempervivum (Hens and Chicks)
Sempervivum spp.
The hardy alpine rosette known as hens and chicks — a single 'hen' rosette that endlessly throws…
String Of Bananas
Curio radicans (syn. Senecio radicans)
A fast-growing trailing succulent with glossy, banana-shaped leaves strung along slender stems…
String Of Hearts
Ceropegia woodii
A delicate trailing succulent with paired, heart-shaped leaves marbled silver over green and…
String Of Pearls
Curio rowleyanus (syn. Senecio rowleyanus)
A trailing succulent whose slender stems are strung with dozens of plump, pea-sized 'pearls,' each…
Zebra Haworthia
Haworthiopsis fasciata
A small, slow-growing succulent with stiff, upright dark-green leaves banded in raised white…
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