Plants

Cobweb Houseleek

Sempervivum arachnoideum

Notes

  • Type of Hens and Chicks
  • Grows a white, hairy webbing
  • Grows pink flowers once a year
  • Prefers bright light
  • Water every 2 weeks when completely dry
  • Propagate by removing offsets/pups
  • Monocarpic: Dies after flowering
  • Not toxic

Photos

Cobweb Houseleek succulent top view

Chroma

Echeveria ‘Chroma’

Notes

  • Multicolor/variegated leaves: blue-green, purple, orange, yellow
  • Full sun to partial shade
  • Rosettes up to 3 in. across
  • Water when soil is completely dry. Do not overwater
  • Propagate from leaves and offshoots
  • Cold-sensitive (25 F)
  • Probably not toxic

Photos

Chroma in December 2022.
Echeveria 'Chroma' succulent plant

Blue Rose

Echeveria Hybrid Imbricata

Notes

  • Water when the soil is completely dry
  • Partial sun to partial shade
  • Propagates by leaves and offshoots
  • 4-8 in tall, 4-6 in wide
  • Not toxic

Photos

Blue rose December 2022

This is a tiny specimen because I had to propagate it from one little leaf. The original died from over-watering. Oops! Such a pretty plant, though. Glad I was able to save a leaf.

Blue Rose in a tiny 2-inch pot
Blue Rose echeveria succulent plant

Black Rose

Aeonium Arboreum ‘Zwartkop’

Notes

  • Also known as Zwartkop or Black Tree Aeonium
  • Glossy/waxy dark purple leaves
  • Stems can grow over 3ft long
  • Water every week or when soil is dry
  • Water with “soak and dry” method
  • 5-6 hours of bright sunlight a day
  • Leaves can turn green when needing more light
  • Propagate from offshoot cuttings
  • Probably not toxic

Photos

Black Rose succulent plant top view

Aeonium Kiwi

Aeonium Haworthii

Notes

  • Regular watering when soil is dry
  • up to 3ft tall
  • Grows in winter, dormant in summer
  • Partial sun
  • Sensitive to extreme heat and cold (30 F)
  • can be propagated by offshoots and leaves
  • Not toxic

Photos

Aeon as of December 2022

Aeonium Kiwi succulent plant

more plants – at random