Succulents are very popular in gardens, but especially on terraces and patios. Many of them are small, so you can create great compositions, or choose to have them in individual pots. In addition, its flowers, although they are not usually very large, have ornamental value.
Due to their characteristics, they can resist short periods of drought; so they don't need to be watered often. So if we take all this into account, the only thing left is to know what types of succulent plants there are, so then we are going to show you some of the most beautiful and / or curious.
What is a crass plant?
First of all, it is important to know what a succulent plant and what is not. They are often mistaken for cacti, but they have nothing to do with them. Thus, you should know that our protagonists are part of the Crassulaceae family (the cacti of the Cactaceae). This is made up of about 35 genera, comprising 1400 species. Most are herbaceous, although there are some that grow as small shrubs and a few as trees.
They are native to the northern hemisphere and Africa, almost always in arid or semi-arid regions. Because of that, they store water in their leaves, which are fleshy, and which take various forms. As for its flowers, they sprout in generally cymose inflorescences. Its fruits are capsules or follicles, often dry.
Unlike cacti, they don't have areolas. The areolas are axillary buds from which spines and also flowers sprout. They are found in the "ribs" of cacti. So if you have doubts about whether a plant is crass or cactus, you can look to see if it has or not.
Types of succulent plants
Adromischus cooperi
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El Adromischus cooperi It is a perennial plant that grows to around 10 to 35 centimeters tall. Its leaves are fleshy, more or less rectangular, green with reddish / purple spots.
Crassula ovata
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La Crassula ovata, known as Jade tree, It is a shrub and perennial plant that reaches about 2 meters in height. These leaves are jade green in color, and are 3 to 7 centimeters in size. Its flowers are white or pink, and appear grouped in inflorescences in the upper part of the plant, sprouting from the center of the leaves.
Dudleya brittonii
La Dudleya brittonii It is a crass plant that forms rosettes of leaves up to 25 centimeters in diameter. These leaves are light green in color and covered by a white 'powder' or 'wax'. It produces lateral inflorescences up to 1 meter high from which yellow flowers sprout.
Echeveria rubromarginata
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La Echeveria rubromarginata is a type of echeveria Large size. Grows forming rosettes up to 20 centimeters in diameter, composed of obovate to oblanceolate leaves, glaucous in color with pink / reddish margins. Its flowers are pink or orange, and are grouped in panicles that can exceed one meter in height.
rhopalophylla fenestraria
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La rhopalophylla fenestraria it is a crass known by the name of window plant. They reach a height of about 5 centimeters. Its leaves are tubular, and in its upper part they have a translucent layer. The flowers it produces are white, and very small, barely 1-1,5 centimeters in diameter.
Lithops
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The lithops or living stones are some of the smallest succulents. They reach a maximum height of five centimeters and a diameter of up to 3 centimeters, and consist of only two leaves. These can be green, olive-green, purple, gray, ... everything will depend on the variety. From the center of the leaves sprout white or yellow flowers, perfumed and with a diameter of 2-4 centimeters.
Kalanchoe beharensis
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El Kalanchoe beharensis it's a kind of Kalanchoe of bushy bearing that can reach 3 meters in height. Its crown is formed by fleshy olive-green leaves, which are triangular-lanceolate and measure between 10 and 20 centimeters. They are also covered by very short white »hairs». The flowers are yellowish-green and sprout grouped in inflorescences.
Rhodiola rosea
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La Rhodiola rosea, known as rhodiola, is a succulent plant that reaches 30 centimeters in height. The leaves are spirally arranged, green, and 0,7-3,5 centimeters long. And its flowers can be yellow or orange if they are male, or purple or garnet if they are female.
sedum morganianum
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El sedum morganianum, known as burrito or sedo, is a crass with creeping or hanging stems that they measure about 30 centimeters in length. The leaves are blue-green in color, and its pink or red flowers appear in short clusters.
Sempervivum arachnoideum
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El Sempervivum arachnoideum, or spider plant, is a crass that grows about 8 centimeters tall, and that can end up forming groups of up to 30 centimeters wide. It grows by forming rosettes of leaves, which are greenish or reddish in color. Its flowers are pink.
What do you think of this selection of succulent plants? Do you have any in your yard or garden?
They are all divine, I wish I had them. Please, how do I do?
Thank you very much
I adore them
Hello Maria Ayala.
We are not dedicated to the sale of plants. We encourage you to look at a nursery in your area, or at an online succulent store.
Regards!
Hello, magnificent information about the succulent plants that you have on your page, but I would like to know, if possible, the name of the first one, the one with small flowers with five petals.
Thank you very much best regards.
Hi Josep.
Thank you, we are glad you like it.
The plant you mention is a echeveriaBut I couldn't tell you which one exactly.
Greetings.