I'm Obsessed... with Succulents
Wednesday, September 24, 2014I always thought succulents were neat little plants, but I only knew about the typical "chicks & hens" variety. When I mentioned that I wanted to pick up some succulents for the house, my aunt invited me over to shop her yard. I thought I was going to head home with a few "chicks & hens" (sempervivums), but I left with this insane haul:
My apologies for the dark, cell quality photo. I was so excited when I got home that I needed a couple photos.
From there I obtained starts for a little jewel plant & a ghost plant from swapping cuttings on Reddit.
And one of my dear friends bought me an echeveria minima from Etsy:
I have a problem, right? Well, after that I went to one of our local nurseries in search of some succulent hybrids, but ended up leaving with another sempervivum:
So what is it that makes succulents so appealing? For me, I find them visually pleasing because of their natural geometry. They are also relatively easy to care for, and self- propagate. That cute sempervivum in the photo above produced all of those babies (aka pups) on her own. I could separate those out and have about twenty more plants.
What are your thoughts on the succulent trend? Do you have a green thumb, or does everything you touch turn brown? I'm not trying to pass judgement, but if you like plants and have a brown thumb, you should buy a succulent.
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There cool!
ReplyDeleteFrack man, I LOVE succulents, but I always kill them! :( I think I over water. I don't know. I've killed cacti, nothing is safe. I used to have a dozen plants on the go. Now I have three left. I'll just live vicariously through you, sound good?
ReplyDeleteDone deal! I bet you do over water them. I had to break that habit quickly. You only water when the soil is dry. During the winter, that could be as little as once a month. I would totally send you some babies, but I think customs would flip out.
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