Succulents are so easy to maintain and can be grown indoors and outdoors, depending on the variety. There are so many different types of succulents, we thought we should highlight some of the succulents that are easy to care for, especially for beginners.
Different Types of Succulents for Beginners
Aloe
Widely known for its medical properties, aloe vera is quite a common succulent, and there are a bunch of different varieties. All species need bright natural light. Ideally not direct sunlight, especially through windows in your home. Aloe can grow in soil and also just in a base of water. Depending on what you are looking for, it is a great succulent for inside or outside your home.
Echeveria
These beautiful succulents form beautiful rosettes in a huge variety of colours and shapes. A magnificently attractive succulent that is so easy to grow in a pot or in a garden bed. There are endless options of Echeveria to choose from. Colours ranging from blue, greys, purples and you may even find some variegated varieties as well.
Crassula
Money Trees, Worm plants and watch chains are just some of the different Crassula types you will find. Often the most easily recognised and most popular succulent around, due to the different colours, sizes and rosettes. These succulents are perfect in any area of the home.
Haworthia
Forming beautiful rosettes Howarthias are small succulent plants, native to South Africa. Howarthia loves being indoors or outdoors, as long as it receives enough sunlight and water. This little gem is often mistaken for Aloe due to its leaves that look quite similar. Able to withstand a lot or little water this amazing succulent can adapt to almost any environment.
Portulaca
Portulaca succulents do well in the ground or in shallow pots. Due to their low rooting system, you do not need a deep area to grow these magnificent succulent plants. Coming in a wide variety of colours, their flowers are eye capturing. Portulacas are often used to liven up a bed by introducing wonderful colours to their surroundings.
Euphorbia Tirucalli
Sticks on Fire, Firesticks and Red Pencil trees are common names used for the famous succulent. With colours forever changing with the different seasons, the Euphorbia Tirucalli is often green, yellow, orange and/or red in colour, hence the other names they are known for. Easy to grow just about anywhere, this succulent is quite unusually different in appearance from other succulents.
Green Pinwheel (Aeonium decorum)
A beautiful bushy succulent perfect for groundcover. While this variety of Aeonium may be drought tolerant, they do require a bit more water than other succulents, due to their shallow root system.
Create a succulent arrangement or plant some Aeonium’s in your garden bed to give a fuller, picturesque look.
Black Rose (Aeonium Arboreum)
Seen all over our Cape Town gardens, the black rose is a very popular succulent. With great big rosettes and rounded yet pointy leaves, the Black Rose dominates a flower bed or pot in a brilliant way. Virtually disease and pest free, this succulent is a happy go lucky kind of guy, and it will take a lot to put him down.
Ghost Plant
Easy to propagate, easy to grow. Ghost plants have beautifuly fleshy leaves that retain water during the months when there is less rain. Doing wonderfully in a pot or in a garden bed, ghost plants enjoy full sun, but also do well in partial shade.
Stone Crop (Sedum)
Part of the Crassula family, Stone crops enjoy up to 6 hours of direct sunlight per day, they are incredibly easy succulents to care for. Mostly found outdoors, growing freely in nature, Sedum’s are quickly becoming a very popular indoor plant. Fleshy stems, and star shaped flowers make the Stone Crop an easy succulent for any beginner.
At Stanler Farms we are able to help you choose which different types of succulents will best suit your needs. Whether it be to bring some colour into your garden or add some love to your home.
Unsure of what kind of succulent will suit your empty pot at home or an empty bed in your garden? We are always here to help. With horticulturalists on-site, we have the professional advice you need, and the succulents you want to take home with you.
