Senecio rowleyanus also known as Curio rowleyanus, String of Pearls, String of Beads and Pearl Necklace is a popular, evergreen trailing succulent with small, ball shaped leaves. It originates in southwest parts of Africa. The strings can grow a few meters long with every strand containing dozens, even hundreds of leaves, if very long. String…

Echeveria Rubin has a real WOW factor to it. The colour and shape of this succulent are hard to beat and in our experience this plant is not that hard to look after. Let’s have a closer look at this popular new hybrid and how to care for it. Description Echeveria Rubin is a medium…

Haworthia is a genus of succulent plants native to the southern parts of Africa. They are usually small rosette forming plants with fleshy leaves that are hard in some species and softer, with translucent window-like tops in others. There is a great variety of within this genus. Haworthia are mostly green in colour and grow…

We already have an article about succulents and rain with tips on how to keep succulents happy outside while it rains as well as listing species that we know do not like a lot of rain at all. While Cacti are also succulents and much in the article applies directly to this intriguing group of…

Sempervivum is a genus of some 40 species of perennial, evergreen plants that originate from a diverse range of environments. There are Sempervivum native to the Alps, the Carpathians but also the Sahara and other dry or stony places. Sempervivum are also nicknamed houseleeks. This is a bit of a misleading name considering that they…

Echeveria Mexican Giant is one of the most stunning succulents out there. This large growing cultivar can indeed grow giant in comparison to many Echeveria. As the name suggests, the Mexican Giant comes from Mexico though it is unclear if this plant is a man-made hybrid or a plant endemic to Mexico. Let’s have a…