I’m Ebony, and I’m from southwestern Louisiana. I’ve been rising succulents for almost six years, and it’s been such an important interest for me. I’m a spouse, mother, and pharmacist, and caring for my succulents has given me an outlet to alleviate stress and look after myself. Listed below are a few of my favourite images of my vegetation.
As if the leaves weren’t good sufficient, a single orange bloom opening places this little Echeveria ‘Lola’ excessive.
Succulent leaves are sometimes in comparison with flowers, however often they aren’t as colourful. Echeveria ‘Purple Velvet’ offers blooms a run for his or her cash with shiny purple patterns on the leaves.
This very wholesome Aloe choice has thick inexperienced leaves frivolously streaked with yellow variegation.
Echeveria chihuahuaensis, because the title suggests, is native to Mexico. The silvery shade on the leaves, referred to as “farina,” advanced to guard the plant from the extreme desert solar. We gardeners get to take pleasure in simply how stunning it’s.
The precise sample on the leaves adjustments with the seasons, however Graptopetalum paraguayense (aka ghost plant) is all the time an extremely stunning plant. It’s straightforward to develop as properly.
Ebony grows a couple of cacti together with the opposite succulents. Whereas most succulents adapt to dry climates by storing water of their thickened leaves, cacti skip the leaves altogether and retailer leaves of their thickened stems.
The leaves on this Echeveria ‘Blue Shock Variegated’ are so stunning and delicately patterned that it virtually appears like they had been painted with watercolors. The conventional blue-green shade of ‘Blue Shock’ is blended with comfortable peachy-yellows on this variegated model.
An aloe kinds a powerful dwelling sculpture.
This gorgeous succulent, × Graptosedum ‘Francesco Baldi’, is a hybrid between Graptopetalum paraguayense and Sedum pachyphyllum—and is the end result ever gorgeous, with leaves blushing a superb shade of pink.
If you wish to see extra of Ebony’s stunning succulents (and a few humorous movies about life as a plant lover!), take a look at her Instagram: @cherishyourroots
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