Most succulents need the sun to grow well, but just how much sun can vary from one succulent species to another. Despite this need for sun, in some circumstances, succulents can suffer sunburn when exposed to the sun. Our nursery grows over 200 different species of succulents in sunny Australia, so we see year on…

xSedeveria Maialen is a beautiful hybrid succulent of an Echeveria and Sedum, though the exact plants used to create Maialen are not known. Although this succulent is very hardy there are a few tips and tricks to keeping it happy. Below I’ll go through everything there is to know about Sedeveria Maialen. All advice is…

Succulents in pots, particularly mixed arrangements look amazing and many succulents can live in the same pot for a long period. But, as usual, it is not all straightforward. Some succulents do better in pots than others, some need to be repotted often and some will be quite happy in the same pot for a…

Echeveria Bloody Maria is a fabulously coloured Agavoides hybrid which been created in South Korea, though the parentage is unknown. While this plant is quite hardy there are a few tricks to keep it looking its absolute best. The information below is based on growing thousands of Bloody Marias at our nursery Fern Farm Plants….

When talking to our customers many mention how their passion for succulents started because they were able to multiply them so easily. Take a leaf, fast forward a couple of months and voila, new plant! But succulents have many other ways of reproducing. Below I will go through all the different ways succulents reproduce on…

Have you ever taken leaves off succulents in the hope of growing a new plant and nothing happened? There are a few reasons behind failed attempts at propagating succulents through leaf and one of the major ones is the fact that some succulents just do not reproduce through leaves very well. Below I will list…