succulents...

[streetmorrisart]

I love my succulents. These are just a few of the hand-picked honors students. They all bloom wildly in the summer with diminutive yet pleasing flowers:

 

[Park Bear]

I like them also...some of yours look familiar. I also a few barrel cacti

 

[Candace]

They are so prehistoric looking. Cool.

 

[NYEric]

I like succulents. Thanx for posting.

 

[likespaphs]

wow. nice horse tooth Haworthia and Gasteria!

 

[Elena]

Thanks for posting those! I love succulents, used to grow them and cacti when I was a teen.

 

[streetmorrisart]

I was all outdoor perennials at that point. My haggard state of approaching 32 leaves me still interested mainly in pot plants and mounts I can grow indoors.

 

[Heather]

Very cool, Robin! I particularly like the little one on the far left. Neat-o!

 

[streetmorrisart]

I'm glad you guys like them. I could easily become addicted to these too, but have elected to use some restraint and only add one occasionally. I believe the little guy at the left is some variety of Haworthia cooperi. The translucent windows at the top of each leaf are extremely cool, as is the rosette growth habit.

 

[swamprad]

I also love succulents. A friend gave me a succulent wreath last Spring, which is now all leggy and overgrown. I'm going to pinch it mercilessly, hopefully gaining lots of new plants as well as pinching new life into the wreath.

 

[SlipperFan]

Until my orchid collection took over, I had a pretty good collection of succulents and cactii. I love their variations in shape and texture.

 

[Heather]

Robin, would it be too much to ask of you to take an up close and personal photo of the Haworthia? So I can see the windows better?

 

[streetmorrisart]

It's not the only one with this effect, but it's a decent example:

 

[Elena]

Wow, that's so neat!

 

[Heather]

Awesome! Thanks Robin...now I want a succulent.

 

[NYEric]

Wow, that's neat, hmm where have I heard that before? :crazy: You probably can't water them much right?

 

[Sirius]

Robin, do you have any Echeveria?

 

[streetmorrisart]

Eric, the watering is pretty intuitive (as usual). Obviously you don’t want to over do it. I give them a thorough soaking (when it’s sunny) and let them dry out and stay on the dry side for awhile.

I’ve got some from the Crassulaceae family, but pulvinata is my only Echeveria.

This is really terrible… As long as I don’t do more looking, I’m content to just enjoy the ones I’ve got! I believe my husband’s recent spastic statement regarding the Marvel Legends figures he collects (and decorates with) covers everyone’s problem here: “Yeah, I’ve got a lot, but there are so many I DON’T have…” It’s pretty signature-worthy actually. Thankfully, I dig the figures and he likes the plants!

 

[NYEric]

Sounds like a good cooperation. I have X-men #1! :evil:

 

[MoreWater]

I love succulents too! (Heather will xplain why.) The Haworthias are totally adorable and look really happy to boot.