How Much Sun Do Succulents Need?

How Much Sun Do Succulents Need?

Sun’s a good thing, right? Not if there’s too much or too little! This rule applies to succulent plants, too. Sunshine is vital to their growth and wellbeing, but too much or too little can cause ill health . . . and even death. 

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Succulents, Who’s Your Mama?

Succulents, Who’s Your Mama?

That’s just a clever way of asking, “What plants are in the succulent family?” Not an easy-to-answer question, for sure! The reason is the word family is a bit misleading when it comes to succulents. There is no one succulent family with easy-to-recognize kinfolk. Instead, succulents are an extended family with 50 to 60 different plant families each claiming at least one succulent relative (a.k.a. succulent species).

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What Are the Most Popular Plants?

What Are the Most Popular Plants?

There are public polls about most everything nowadays, including “What are the most popular plants?” Believe it or not, cacti claimed the #1 and #2 spots as the most popular plants in 2021. And even more extraordinary is that what are the most popular plants increased in popularity by 2,000% in just a year!

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HOUSEPLANT or SUCCULENT PLANT?

HOUSEPLANT or SUCCULENT PLANT?

Typically, succulent plants are hardier and easier to grow than traditional houseplants. After all, many succulent species originated in desert climes and ruggedly remote regions, so never did they experience nurturing or pampering.

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Top 5 Succulent Shapes for Garden Design

Top 5 Succulent Shapes for Garden Design

A succulent garden, and even a planter, is a gallery of living sculptures when arranged with flair. Each plant exhibits creativity and beauty as a natural masterpiece in its own right, and when combined with artistry, they can push the boundaries of beauty through wide-ranging color palettes, wide-flung quirky characteristics, and widespread small-to-super sizes.

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Succulent Pots that Pop!

Succulent Pots that Pop!

Just as important as plants are the pots you plant them in! That’s because planter containers do more than just hold soil and succulents; they showcase them!

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DIY Terrarium for Pet Plants

DIY Terrarium for Pet Plants

Why do you need a DIY terrarium? Because not every office allows pets — unless your pet of preference is a plant! Believe it or not, pet plants provide plenty of positives, just like pets with fur.

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6 Signs of Succulent Sickness (& Solutions!)

6 Signs of Succulent Sickness (& Solutions!)

“Easy. Hardy. Forgiving.” These descriptors hint at reasons for succulents’ growing popularity (as does their quirkiness and charm!). But like any other plants, succulents can forfeit their good health in short time — especially in the hands of a new-and-still-learning plant parent. So it’s important to recognize the 6 tell-tale signs of succulent sickness (& solutions!).

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Pros and Cons of Buying Imported Succulents

Pros and Cons of Buying Imported Succulents

It’s tempting, for sure. There on your monitor is a stunning, full-size photo of a succulent that you’d love to add to your growing collection. But you hesitate. And that hesitation is for good reason. What are the pros and cons of buying imported succulents? Should you order or not? The following might help you decide …

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Top 7 Words for Succulent Nerds

Top 7 Words for Succulent Nerds

Here are the top 7 words for succulent nerds!

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6 New-for-You Succulent Plants from SUCCULENT MARKET

6 New-for-You Succulent Plants from SUCCULENT MARKET

  Collectors, listen up! We’ve expanded our collection so that...

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10 Hard-to-Believe Succulent Facts

10 Hard-to-Believe Succulent Facts

Thought you knew all there was to know about succulents? Well, did you know these 10 hard-to-believe succulent facts?

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