Cacti & Succulents
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Euphorbia Medusa’s Head Care: How To Grow A Medusa’s Head Plant
The genus Euphorbia boasts a number of fascinating and beautiful plants, and the Medusa's Head euphorbia is one of the most unique, with grayish-green, snake-like branches and yellowish-green blooms. Want to learn how to grow a Medusa's Head? Click here.
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Harvesting Prickly Pear Fruit: When And How To Pick Prickly Pear Cactus
When do you harvest prickly pear fruit? Foragers interested in trying the fruits for themselves should read on for a few tips on how to pick prickly pear cactus and what to do with them once you have a bountiful harvest. This article will help.
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Huernia Cactus Care: How To Grow A Lifesaver Cactus
The biggest challenges with Huernia cactus care are overwatering, incorrect lighting and mealybugs. Let's go through some guidelines on how to grow a Lifesaver cactus and, hopefully, get some of the blooms for which it is named. Get more info in this article.
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Lithops Succulent: How To Grow Living Stone Plants
Lithops succulent plants are often called "living stones" but they also look a bit like cloven hooves. Find out how to grow living stone plants in this article so you can enjoy these interesting rock look-a-likes.
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Sedeveria ‘Lilac Mist’ Info – Learn About Lilac Mist Plant Care
Succulents are more popular than ever these days, and why not? They are easy to grow, come in a range of varieties, and look really cool. A newer hybrid cultivar called Sedeveria ‘Lilac Mist’ is a great choice. Learn more about the plant in this article.
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Living Rock Care: Growing A Jewel Plant Living Rock
Titanopsis, the living rock or jewel plant, is an unusual succulent that many growers want to grow, but with unfortunate results from a single watering. Learning to withhold water is particularly important when providing living rock care. This article has more info.
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Jet Beads Sedeveria: How To Grow A Jet Beads Plant
With their ease of care, succulent plants are ideal gifts for budding gardeners and green-thumbs in training. One such plant, Jet Beads stonecrop is perfect for even the most avid succulent plant collector. Learn more about it in this article.
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Planting Sedums - How To Grow Sedum
There are few plants more forgiving of sun and bad soil than sedum plants. Growing sedum plants is easy, so easy that even the most novice gardener can excel at it. Learn more in the article that follows.
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Irish Mint Echeveria Info: How To Grow An Irish Mint Succulent
Echeveria is a genus of stonecrop plants with a huge variety of species and cultivars, many of which are very popular in succulent gardens and collections. One beautiful and easy-care variety is Echeveria ‘Irish Mint.’ Click here for more info on this echeveria plant.
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Hens and Chicks Flowers: Do Hens And Chicks Plants Bloom
Hens and chicks have old-time charm and unbeatable hardiness. These little succulents are known for their sweet rosette form and numerous offsets or "chicks." But do hens and chicks plants bloom? Find the answer in this article.
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Angelina Sedum Plants: How To Care For Sedum ‘Angelina’ Cultivars
Are you looking for a low maintenance groundcover for a sandy bed or rocky slope? Sedum "Angelina" cultivars are excellent succulents for sites like these. Click this article for tips on growing Angelina stonecrop in the garden.
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Glochid Spines: Learn About Plants With Glochids
Cacti are amazing plants with unique adaptations that allow them to thrive in inhospitable terrain. One of these adaptations is spines such as glochids. Learn more about plants with glochids in this article and how to get rid of them.
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Grafted Cactus Care: Tips For Grafting Cactus Plants
Grafting cactus plants is a straightforward method of propagation which even a novice gardener can try. Different species work better with different methods but a brief cactus grafting guide follows with basic instructions on how to graft a cactus in this article.
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Porcelain Plant Care – How To Grow A Graptoveria Porcelain Plant
Porcelain plant succulents are small plants ideal for use in a succulent garden. Interested in learning about growing Graptoveria plants? Learn how to grow a Graptoveria and about porcelain plant care in this article.
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Lady Fingers Care Guide: What Is A Fingertips Succulent
Lady fingers plant is a succulent plant with delicate, rounded leaves about the width of a pencil. Thanks to its finger-like appearance, this plant has garnered a number of unusual and interesting names. Learn how to grow it in this article.
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Barrel Cactus Care – Learn How To Grow An Arizona Barrel Cactus
Arizona barrel cactus is commonly known as fish hook barrel cactus, an appropriate moniker due to the formidable hook-like spines that cover the cactus. This impressive cactus is suitable for growing in USDA zones 9-12. Learn how to grow an Arizona barrel cactus here.
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Firestorm Sedum Care: Tips On Growing A Firestorm Sedum Plant
Do you want to liven up your windowsill or garden border? Are you looking for low, mounding succulents that have a strong punch of bright color? Sedum ‘Firestorm’ is a variety bred specifically for its vibrant red margins. Click here to learn more about this plant.
