Category: Identify Your Succulent

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Save your Sanity, and your Back Many people in my age group are sick and tired of gardening and trying to maintain their yard. Water guzzling lawns, plants that wilt if you look at them wrong, pesticide use – it’s too much work!...

by Linda(Oregon) This photo is of a young plant. The mature ones have kind of square stems. Little starts seem to grow on the stem and then fall off into the soil, seeding itself and starting a new plant. I think it belongs in...

by Lisa(Maryland) Light green, fan-shaped, succulent or cactus (not sure), small oval leaves fan out from top. Bought this at a west elm store & it was not identified. Drought Smart Plants says; oh, that is quite gorgeous,...

by Ahmed Shehata(Cairo,Egypt) and this is another interesting kind of cactus because of its form looking like a puzzle or human brain , dark green…?? Drought Smart Plants reply: Hi Ahmed, this is a really cool looking plant...

Intriguing, Beautiful and Poisonous It’s best to use caution with any Euphorbia – they are interesting, intriguing and poisonous, with caustic sap that can cause blindness or a contact dermatitis skin rash like...

by Bill This is a dark green plant. The stems are triangular or 3 sided. There are very small thin spikes at the end of each tip. Towards the top of the plant near the spikes it also has green leaves about 1-2 inches long and...

bought at home depot . lasted a yr with regular watering now dying and i dont know why because i dont know what plant it is. This is one of my pet peeves with box stores selling succulent plants – they just sell whatever...

Need Help Identifying Your Succulents? Many box stores and chain stores carry unidentified succulent plants which just seem to leap into your shopping cart and beg for a new home. I can’t resist them! Getting them home and...

by Jennifer(Arizona, USA) All the tag said was “Rainbow Pack 2.5 inches”.I really just want to know the name of this little plant (if it has one) and if it’s toxic to pets and how much direct sun it should be...

by Noni(BC) I live on the 11th floor south west facing in a suburb of Vancouver. Do I leave this succulent planter out on my deck for the winter? Or do I take it indoors when the temperature gets down to freezing or below? Do I...