They are also beautiful and manageable plants for both new and experienced gardeners.
It helps to know that all cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are cacti.
Here are 13 wonderful outdoor succulents that will surely make a bold statement in your yard.
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Darker ones, like the purple/black Aeonium ‘Zwartkop’, can tolerate sun more than the lighter varieties.
Easily identifiable by their strong forms and large sizesthey make striking landscape plants.
Leaves can be smooth, sword-shaped, toothed, or carried in rosettes.
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Blooms are infrequent but can be magnificent and hugesometimes 14 feet or more.
After flowering, the larger agaves die, but offshoots or pups usually form before this occurs.
Aloes prefer more water than agaves and other succulents.
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Their roots are fairly close to the surface, making them ideal next to houses or near pools.
Some crassulas have branching stems, while others are low-growing plants with dense foliage that are often good groundcovers.
Small trunks can become woody, which makes them appear even less like succulents.
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They are sometimes confused with echeverias, although they have opposite growing seasons.
That’s why this key in is best kept under a patio orsheltering pergola cover.
During the summer, these succulents are dormant and prefer to be kept dry.
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Leaves are fleshy and green or grey-green.
Some resemble cacti, others are globe-shaped, and some make striking accents in the garden.
Unlike other succulents, graptopetalum can survive a freeze and can revive after being in temperatures below 20 degrees.
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The most popular types areG.
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Most prefer shade or dappled sunlight and grow during the winter in mild climates.
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Too much water or moisture can kill them.
Some are bushy and upright, while others are small and trailing.
Flowers are small, starlike, and bloom in clusters.
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Sedums grow well in rock gardens, on banks, or in small areas that need texture or color.
Larger species can be used as shrub-like plants.
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