All About Growing Agave Agave (Uh-GAH-vay) is a genus of about 200 species of succulents native primarily to Mexico and the southwestern U.S. They are found growing wild in deserts,…
Selecting Grow Lights for Succulents As temperatures cool and leaves turn, most of the country will need to bring their succulents indoors to protect them from damage due to freezing.…
Succulent Care for Your Your Favorite Plants One of the many reasons we all love succulents is that they are so easy to grow, right? I often say they thrive on…
How to Stress Succulents Don't you just love colorful succulents? Me, too. Last week, I took an in-depth look at how and why stress causes succulents to change color. This…
Succulents Changing Color Due to Stress Have you ever purchased beautiful, colorful succulents, only to have them turn mostly green in a short period of time? Or have you seen…
Best Soil for Succulents The single most important question for succulent care is how to water your succulents. And absolutely vital to proper watering is using the right soil. Whether…
Succulents Stretching and Etiolated Do you have a succulent growing tall, thin and stretched looking? Every succulent lover eventually encounters this. If this has happened to you, you may have…
Epicuticular Wax | Glaucous Leaves | Farina "Epicuticular wax", "glaucous leaves" and "farina" are unfamiliar terms for a common occurrence in succulents, and plants in general. They refer to the whitish,…
How to Grow Succulents from Cuttings One of the most fun things about this hobby (obsession?) is propagating succulents for yourself. If you are seriously addicted to these beauties, you…
All About Growing Kalanchoe Kalanchoe, (Kal-LAHN-sho) or (Kal-uhn-KOH-ee) is a genus of about 125 flowering succulent plants native to Africa and Asia. They boast colorful foliage, dazzling blooms and an…