Are you also in love with succulents? Check out our top picks that have taken the gardening world by storm!
Loved for their resilience, long life, and striking textures, succulents have been a hot favorite among gardeners, landscapers, and interior stylists for years. From weddings to home and office décor, these plants are low-maintenance, full of color and character, and perfect for beginners.
Common Succulent Plant Representative Species
These well-known and widely recognized succulents are known for storing water in their thick, fleshy leaves, stems, or roots to survive in dry environments.
1. Agave
Agave, with around 200 hardy species, thrives mostly in Mexico and the Caribbean. Its rosettes of sharp-tipped leaves lined with spines give it both beauty and bite. The blue agave (Agave tequilana) makes tequila, while Agave sisalana and A. fourcroydes produce natural fibers.
2. Echeveria
Straight from Central and South America, Echeveria forms compact, flower-like rosettes. While most are small, a few grow into shrubs. Summer brings long stems topped with bell-shaped blooms in red, pink, orange, or white—a feast for the eyes.
3. Aloe
Aloe vera is the star here, famed for its healing properties. Additionally, its fleshy green leaves and tubular blooms light up in red, pink, orange, or white.
Varieties like Aloe aristata and Aloe humilis thrive in bright light with partial shade and only need water when the soil dries out.
4. Haworthia
This South African succulent looks like a mini Aloe, with white stripes or spots and tiny summer flowers. It’s easygoing, tolerating modest light—a perfect desk companion.
5. Euphorbia
This diverse genus spans from ground-hugging herbs to large trees and includes some thorny succulents.
Euphorbias are unique for their milky sap, which can be toxic, and their distinct floral structure known as a cyathium. However, this structure includes multiple male flowers surrounding a single female flower, all encased in a cup-shaped leaf-like structure.
6. Sedum
Sedum, with over 500 species, is a leafy succulent found in the Northern Hemisphere, and parts of Africa and South America. Also known as stonecrops, these drought-tolerant plants produce clusters of water-storing, juicy leaves on stems and come in a range of shapes, colors, and sizes.
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