Sempervivum arachnoideum (Cobweb Houseleek) is a succulent plant that forms a mat of compact rosettes of green leaves, usually with brown ...
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Crassula orbicularis var. rosularis is a clumping succulent with flat green leaves, purple on the lower face, with ciliate margins and...
Agave attenuata Common name(s): Agave, sometimes Lion's Tail, Swan's Neck, Foxtail Family: Asparagaceae, Agavoideae subfamily Origin: Mexico
Senecio 'Hippogriff' (String of Dolphins), also known as Curio × peregrinus or Senecio × peregrinus, is a beautiful succulent plant with ...
Adromischus cristatus var. schonlandii is a dwarf, often much-branched succulent with short, brittle branches covered with aerial roots ...
Eriospermum & Crassula Crassula umbella Eriospermum proliferum ...
Conophytum wettsteinii (Cone Plants) is a small succulent that has bodies with a broad top and a narrowed base. The bodies seem circular ...
Tylecodon paniculatus (Butter Tree) is a robust succulent shrub with a caudiciform trunk that is usually well-branched and can grow up to ...
Perhaps one of the rarest and most intriguing plants of the succulent world is the Cotyledon Orbiculata cv Variegata. They cost a small fortune and they are very tough to import. They take a long time to root, which is why you predominantly see cuttings offered, and small ones at that. Right now we're growing three types of this special plant in-house in an attempt to learn more about them. We feel that is imperative when selling these little unicorns to know as much as we can -- we want to learn growth rates, temperatures that suit them best, watering schedule and dormancy patterns. It will take a long time to compile this info, but we want to be able to help our customers should they choose to purchase such a tricky plant. I wanted to share my personal limited experience with these plants for anyone considering them. We get at least 15 requests per day through our site and obviously there is never enough supply to meet that demand. My first import was before I even started the business. It was a cutting, about an inch across and I gave $300 for it. She froze on the trip over. Absolute heartbreak. She came from a reputable farm and from a seller that I completely trusted, but things happen. Not his fault, not mine. (My first 'successful' import of Cotyledon Orbiculata) I immediately ordered a replacement. Success. She came in healthy, and looked like a tiny collection of canary yellow bubbles. Sigh of relief. Then the waiting game began. I waited, and I waited and I waited some more for roots. She became the plant in my collection that would not root and would not die. She just sat there in a semi-preserved state of beauty until she finally gave up the ghost a full year later -- yes, a full year later. I have learned a lot about these plants since then, but it took me thinning out my wallet considerably to prompt additional research and a lot of what I have learned has been through trial and error through personal experience. I don't want you to have to go through the same lessons I have learned the hard way. The trick to this guy is having a full understanding of their active growth cycles. It is reverse to most succulents. We tend to hold off on water in the winter unless we see wrinkles and then pick up a more robust and regular watering schedule in the spring and summer. These plants are winter growers. Meaning what I had done was not given my first cutting enough water to root when she would have preferred to do so and then waterlogged her during her dormant period, yikes. The result? A plant that managed to survive my best intentions who promptly died when she 'came back to life' at the beginning of her growth cycle the following year. So, if you have a cutting this winter, by all means necessary try to root it in the next month. I will be honest with you, we had three in house that were not performing, all with old root systems. I had nearly given up on them so I started to dive into the very scant literature available when I realized I had been doing it all wrong. Additionally, I have been gun-shy on trying water propagation because you never know how a species will react that that. My standard MO is to encourage roots the old fashioned way -- soft, semi-moist soil and through positive encouragement,
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Crassula setulosa (Hairy Cushion Crassula) is an attractive small succulent that grows naturally as a dense mat. It can grow up to 4 ...
Aloe 'Doran Black' is a beautiful small succulent that forms rosettes of heavily rough-textured and spotted leaves. The rosettes can grow ...
Crassula marchandii is an attractive succulent with smooth, shiny leaves stacked to create square columns. It grows up to 5 inches (12.5...
A place to converse about cacti, other succulent plants, and related subjects - along with a few other matters which may interest the owners of Kara Nursery (AKA Oregon Cactus & Succulent Nursery). Enjoy!
¿Quieres ampliar tu colección de suculentas con una preciosidad? Entra y descubrirás a la crassula piramidal, una planta que no te dejará indiferente.
(Katbakkies) This is a night flowering species
Crassula exilis subsp. cooperi is a branched succulent that forms dense cushions, often covering large areas of soil under rocks. Stems...
Crassula setulosa (Hairy Cushion Crassula) is an attractive small succulent that grows naturally as a dense mat. It can grow up to 4 ...
Crassula setulosa (Hairy Cushion Crassula) is an attractive small succulent that grows naturally as a dense mat. It can grow up to 4 ...
La Crassula cotyledonis pertenece al género de las Crasuláceas y como la mayoría de ellas su origen se encuentra en Sudáfrica. Los cuidados y características de cultivo son idénticas a todas esas crasuláceas que tan bien conocemos como la Crassula ovata por ejemplo. Sus hojas en forma de paleta y recubiertas de finos pelillos que
Agave isthmensis 'Ohi Raijin Shiro Nakafu', also known as Agave isthmensis 'Mediopicta Alba', is an attractive small succulent that forms ...
Sempervivum arachnoideum (Cobweb Houseleek) is a succulent plant that forms a mat of compact rosettes of green leaves, usually with brown ...
Kalanchoe rhombopilosa (Pies from Heaven) is an attractive succulent with woody upright or sprawling stems that bear silvery-green...
Agave x romanii 'Shadow Dancer'. I've never heard of Agave x romanii. Supposedly x romanii is Agave filifera x A. mitis albi...
