Succulents – many varieties
This month I thought I would ask Linda from Succulents online to contribute the post below. She is a great source of knowledge and ideas on how to get started on collecting a succulent garden.
Some of the easiest care plants I know of are succulents, and one of the easiest would have to be Graptosedum Glauca. It is so easy to look after, requires minimal maintenance and can quite often become a show piece in any garden. Graptosedum are a cross between Graptopetalum and Sedum, and as both varieties grow easily in most climates they come highly recommended for any novice gardener.
They will grow in semi shade to full sun, require very little water and the only maintenance they require is for the flower stems to be removed after flowering. The dainty yellow flowers appear in late spring to early summer, and are really quite insignificant. It is the leaf growth that makes the plant so attractive. During the winter months the leaves will change to a pinkish colour, giving the plant an almost iridescent hue. The plant pictured above has been grown in a large pot on top of an old tree stump and has been there for approximately eighteen months.
