Category: Succulents

by Brooke(Indiana) My succulent is growing really well and looks awesome but I have no idea what it is! It’s leaves grow rounded and form like a mouth and then as they continue to grow they open up and lay flat. Hi Brooke,...

by Joanna D’Ordine(Dunedin, Fl) Hello,I visited a friends garden and brushed up against a plant and my arm immediately broke out into a rash. It had multiple bumps and it has been 6 days and my arm is swollen and seems to...

by Karen(Austin, Texas) Top view of plant at Mustang Island State Park near Corpus Christi, Texas It was in full sun near the headquarter building at Mustang Island State Park The low-growing plant is similar to a yucca but...

It has long stalks, looks really fluffy with tiny white hairs and has brown tips (supposed to be normal according to the clerk). From what I can see in the picture, this is Kalanchoe tomentosum, one of the most popular of the...

by pookie(Ohio) I have a cutting from a plant and the “leaf” is about 10-12 in long and flat. Another part of the plant actually had a piece that was more triangle shaped. It is green and was in bloom with 3-4 inch...

by Jody Huffman(Crescent City, CA) Hello, So I was walking to the Nolls Surfing Competition yesterday only to pass by this sweet-tasting berry plant. For the life of me I’m having a difficult time finding it online, just...

Tree Dwelling Succulents with Spectacular Flowers Epiphytes may resemble many other succulents and even cacti, but they derive from a much different ecosystem. They originate in the tops of tall jungle trees, where they have an...

The Gorgeous Orchid Cactus Epiphyllum or the Orchid Cactus are one of those plants that everyone has seen and dismissed as an ugly, ungainly and gross looking plant – until it blooms. The flowers are absolutely stunning, up to...

by DENNIS FOX(PISMO BEACH) Cactus looking plant that grows to over 23 feet and blooms at the top. Very cool plant that has me thinking. Please help with an answer.Thanks Drought Smart Plants reply: Hi Dennis, I didn’t even...

by Lowelll(San Francisco Ca.) This plant you start with a leaf part in water, get roots, plant, and from this base get 3 or 4 leaves and soon have 6″ pink trumpet like flowers popping out from the scalloped leaf edge. Mine...

by Thomas(Canada) Thick, bloated trunk with many branches stemming from it. Has tiny leaves sparsely placed all over. When cut it weeps white milk like substance. Bought it at an ikea and the only description is “assorted...

by Sherry(Nevada City CA USA) Encountered in a friend’s garden on 6/4/2011. No one knows what this plant is. Might cause skin irritation. Drought Smart Plants reply: When you say might cause skin irritation, how do you...