Image – Flickr/Dornenwolf // Lithops karasmontana 'Opalina'
All succulent plants (cacti and succulents) flower at some point in their lives, but not all have particularly attention-grabbing flowers. For this reason, it can sometimes be difficult to choose the species that we will include in the collection, especially if we want them to stand out a lot for their petals, as well as for how they are.
Therefore, I am going to tell you which are my favorite flowering succulent plants, and what is its resistance to cold so that, thus, you can decide whether to put it outside or inside the house.
cactus with flower
Cacti, although they have thorns, are also succulent plants. In fact, a succulent is any plant that stores water in its body or in some part of it, regardless of whether it is protected with thorns or not. And yes, they also produce beautiful flowers:
Ariocarpus fissuratus
Image - Wikimedia / CT Johansson
El Ariocarpus fissuratus It is a very slow growing cactus that reaches a height of about 5 centimeters, and a diameter of up to 15 centimeters. It is a tubercular plant that has very thick roots as it uses them to store water and nutrients. As for its flowers, they sprout at the top, and they are pink.. It can withstand temperatures up to 5ºC.
Cleistocactus colademononis
Image - Wikimedia / Dornenwolf
El Cleistocactus colademononis It is an epiphytic cactus that can be used as a hanging plant. It develops more or less cylindrical stems up to 1 meter long and 5-6 centimeters thick, and they are protected by thorns. It is known by the name of monkey tail since it certainly closely resembles the tail of that animal. Y if we talk about its flowers, they are red and measure about 3-4 centimeters in diameter. Withstands temperatures down to -2ºC.
Obregonia of denial
Image - Wikimedia / Petar43
La Obregonia of denial it is a cactus that might resemble a pine cone. It reaches a height of about 8 centimeters by about 10 centimeters in diameter, and has a bluish-green body. On each margin it has small whitish spines, and Flowers sprout from the center of the plant. These are white and measure 2 centimeters wide. He doesn't like the cold at all. If it drops below 0 degrees, it will have to be placed in a greenhouse or indoors.
heliosa rebutia
Image - Wikimedia / Marco Wentzel
La heliosa rebutia It is a small cactus, measuring about 6 centimeters in diameter by about 3-4 centimeters high. It tends to produce many suckers, which is why I recommend planting it in a pot that is wider than it is tall. Its body is covered in thorns, but these are very short and do not do much damage. The flowers are very pretty: they measure about 2 centimeters and are red, white or yellow. depending on the variety. It does not support frost.
Schlumbergera truncata
Image - Wikimedia / Dwight Sipler
Is christmas cactus. It is hanging and its stems can measure more or less 1 meter long. These are green, flat, and lack spines. The flowers appear in winter, and are pink, orange or red.. Being of tropical origin and growing in the shade, it is not only very sensitive to cold, but it is also one of the cacti that lives best inside the home.
succulents with flower
If you like succulents more, you should know that they also have very beautiful flowers, like the species that I will tell you about below:
Aloe arborescens
Image – Wikimedia/Carlo Brescia
El Aloe arborescens It is a type of shrubby aloe that reaches a height of about 1 or 3 meters. It has cylindrical branches, about XNUMX centimeters thick, ending in a rosette of fleshy green leaves. Its flowers are grouped in a spike-type inflorescence, and are of an intense red color.. It resists frosts down to -4ºC.
Faucaria feline subsp tuberculous
Image – Flickr/Matjaž Wigele
La Faucaria feline subsp tuberculous It is a small succulent plant. It measures about 7 centimeters high by more or less the same diameter, and tends to produce many suckers. Its flowers are yellow, and it has very thin petals.. Also, it should not be kept outside if frosts occur.
Lithops weberi
Image – Flickr/Harry Harms
El Lithops weberi It is a non-cactaceous succulent known by the name of living stone, because it has a certain resemblance to the pebbles that are in the place where it lives. It grows up to 5 centimeters in height by 2 centimeters in width, and is greyish in color. The flower arises from the center of the plant, and is a pretty yellow color.. He doesn't like the cold; it must be protected if it falls below 0 degrees.
sedum palmeri
Image - Flickr / Bernard Blanc
El sedum palmeri It is a very unique succulent, because its leaves become more reddish the longer it is directly exposed to the sun. It has a creeping or hanging habit, and reaches an approximate height of 15 centimeters and a length of about 40 centimeters. The flowers are yellow and sprout from the center of the rosette of leaves.. Also, you have to know that it supports temperatures of up to -7ºC.
Sempervivum tectorum
Image – Flickr/Istvan
El Sermpervivum tectorum It is a crass that grows forming rosettes of low leaves - it does not usually exceed 5 centimeters in height. These leaves are fleshy, more or less triangular, and green with a reddish tip. The flowers arise from a long stem and are pink or reddish.. It is very resistant to cold, being able to withstand frosts down to -20ºC.
Which of these flowering succulents did you like the most?