by Jen Greene | Dec 30, 2020 | Echeveria, Succulents
Echeveria hortencia was a succulent I was very happy to stumble upon last year – I love the dark colored, almost purple hues of the leaves. It looks exceptional when contrasted against anything with a slate blue or powdery white color, such as my Agave...
by Jen Greene | Dec 23, 2020 | Aloes, Echeveria, Succulents
Ah, winter. The cacti all go to sleep, and the succulents start to put on a show. While cactus care in winter is pretty cut and dry – literally – succulents are a much more mixed bag. Some species go dormant and stop growing, while others happily...
by Jen Greene | Dec 11, 2020 | Aloes, Succulents
Aloe hybrid “Krakatoa” – designer aloe cultivar These are funky, fun looking hybrids. The word Krakatoa is Indonesian-ish in origin (people who study word etymology could probably give you a more detailed answer on that, but I present Wikipedia as...
by Jen Greene | Dec 9, 2020 | Aloes, Succulents
Aloe hybrid “Sidewinder” – designer aloe cultivar I’ve been slowly accumulating aloe hybrids along with true aloe species, as there’s plenty to enjoy about either. This hybrid, Sidewinder, was briefly available at one of my regular...
by Jen Greene | Dec 7, 2020 | Aloes, Succulents
Aloe hybrid “Purple People Eater” – designer aloe cultivar This hybrid was what sealed it for me to try and start collecting more designer hybrids. At the nursery, these had a glowing look to them, and were distinctly unlike any hybrid I’d ever...
by Jen Greene | Nov 11, 2020 | Mesembs, Succulents
Growing Lithops in Cultivation Poor, poor lithops. An extremely popular plant, in large part because it looks like you are growing a pot of butts, but one that is often poorly cared for and dies a slow, sad death at the hands of beginner succulent keepers worldwide....
