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Black/brown spots are mostly due to dead cells cause by pests such as mealy bugs, aphids or slugs, fungus, rot, burns from the sun, edema warts from too much water, the equivalent of frost bite, any puncture marks or scratches.

Peperomia graveolens ‘Ruby Glow’ is a gorgeous succulents plant with bright red outside leaves and stems and green top part of the leaf. This stunning colour mix makes it a very desirable plant. Peperomia graveolens may a bit tricky to keep alive, but with some extra tender love and care it will thrive. Description The…

Here’s a list of the best tall succulents for your garden or pots

Cotyledon tomentosa variegata is very sensitive to too much water, humidity and strong sun. These factors can cause the leaves to fall off at an alarming rate. The leaves are also naturally slightly sensitive to touch, especially when the plant is in its growing season

Euphorbia flanaganii can turn yellow for a variety of reasons. Too much water, too little water, winter, exposure to full sun/extreme heat and heavy succulent potting mix can all cause yellowing of the leaves or even the whole branches.

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…