Top 20 Succulent Types at a Glance
I created my video "Top 20 Succulent Types at a Glance" (above) because of an email question I get asked often: "Can you ID my succulent?"
Since I live and breathe succulents, it's easy for me to recognize many---if not the species or cultivar, usually the genus. (Cacti are more tricky, although I do know a cactus when I see one.)
To make things easy for you to remember and provide a useful overview, in the video I take you on a tour of 20 types all succulent lovers will want to recognize at a glance.
Now, what about my ID'ing your mystery succulent? At the risk of being flooded with inquiries, please know I'm happy to do so for my "Celebrating the Joy of Succulents" subscribers. Receiving my newsletter is also the only way to send me a photo: Hit "Reply" and attach it. Do mention where you're located (city or region), especially if you want me to ID a pest or problem...AFTER you've been to my Pests & Problems page, please!
WANT more on a CERTAIN variety? Go to:
- Aeonium page on my site, my Aeonium playlist on YouTube
- Agave page on my site, my Agave video on YouTube
- Aloe page on my site, my Aloe playlist on YouTube
- Beaucarnea -- On my site, Succulents for Easy-Care Landscapes
- Cacti page on my site, my Cactus playlist on YouTube
- Cotyledon -- In my book, Designing with Succulents, pp 201-203
- Crassula page on my site, Debra Defends Jade Plant on YouTube
- Dasylirion, No-Water Succulents on my site
- Dudleya page on my site
- Echeveria page on my site, my Echeveria playlist on YouTube
- Euphorbia page on my site, Landscape Euphorbias on YouTube
- Haworthia Desk Buddies on my site, also on YouTube
- Ice Plant page on my site, my Ice Plant video on YouTube
- Kalanchoe page on my site, my Kalanchoe video on YouTube
- Portulacaria afra page on my site, Portulacaria afra video
- Sansevieria -- Shade Succulents page on my site, my Sansevieria Arrangement on YouTube
- Sedum on my site, Sedum video on YouTube
- Sempervivum on my site, Sempervivum arrangement on YouTube
- Senecio page on my site, Senecio prune-and-replanting on YouTube
- Yuccas, No-Water Succulents page on my site
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