While some succulents do not contain bloom, certainvarieties of succulents,known as flowering succulents, do.
When grown indoors, flowering succulents usher in beautiful scents and bold colors.
When grown outside, they create ground cover to help prevent erosion.
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They also create plenty of food for local wildlife.
Here are some perfect choices.
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It flowers in almost every color imaginable, says Mann.
They are also very tough and can be a great houseplant on a table or near a window.
Kalanchoe are quite drought-tolerant and usually only require water every other week.
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Just check that to allow its soil to dry out completely in between each watering.
Euphorbia
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This genus has a wide variety of plants with 1,200 succulents.
Euphorbia produces yellow, red, pink, and white blooms.
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Euphorbia are very low maintenance once established.
Keep your Euphorbia succulent in well-draining soil to avoid the chance of it developingroot rot.
Place the plant somewhere it can receive plenty of sun and you’ll be good to go.
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Grow it indoors in areas that freeze.
Cape aloe needs full sun and loamy soil to thrive.
As is with all succulents, allow the soil to dry out completely in between waterings.
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The plants bloom in clusters of star-like flowers in shades of white, pink, and red.
String bean hoya needs bright, indirect light and well-draining soil.
During the spring and summer, fertilize the plant with a balanced houseplant fertilizer.
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It blooms pink, red, or rose flowers.
To keep your desert rose happy, pay special attention to its sun and water needs.
The desert rose requires plenty of sunlight to thrive.
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Just double-check it’s never moist.
As the name suggests, this flowering succulent looks like stones and stays low to the ground.
It prefers to be indoors in many climates outside its native Africa.
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Plant in well-draining soil during the spring or fall.
Agave
Many might be unaware that this stately succulent actually flowers.
The plants live long lives, but once they bloom, they die.
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Until then, this easy-to-maintain succulent will grow tall leaves in beautiful green hues to decorate an arid yard.
Keep in mind that agave does not do well in humidity.
Water only when the agave’s soil is dry.
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If you’re growing it indoors, agave does well planted in containers.
Just place it somewhere with full sun.
Ice Plant
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This flowering succulent does great asground coverin arid regions.
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The ice plant succulent needs to be spaced 15-18 inches apart so they don’t overcrowd one another.
As well, use well-draining soil and check that the plant receives full sun.
Stonecrop
A blooming succulent, stonecrop can grow in rocky terrain, which explains its name.
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It grows fast and can cover a large area very well.
While a carpet of green most of the year, it will flower smallyellow bloomsin summer.
Plan the Angelina variety of stonecrop in full sun, in well-draining soil that’s kept moderately moist.
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Whether inside or outside, the plant loves sunlight.
Christmas Cactus
As its name implies, the Christmas cactus blooms in winter.
The most popular varieties come in bold hot pink or red hues to fit with a Christmas color palette.
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But it also comes in white, purple, and orange flowers.
The Christmas cactus needs moist but well-drained loamy soil and partial sun to thrive.
Its flowers come in white and pink, and they are on the smaller side, Mann says.
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The rest of the plant has darkish stems with variegated chubby leaves in segmented branches," Mann says.
Dwarf jade needs five to six hours of bright indirect sunlight daily.
It can tolerate partial shade.
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The dwarf jade is fairly hardy and can survive without regular watering.
The plant is very popular as an indoor houseplant because it loves bright spots and withstands periods of neglect.
Moss Rose
A low-growing, flowering succulent, moss rose is a groundcover plant.
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Its flowers come in a range of colors like white, pink, red, and yellow.
They look similar tomini roses.
This plant has orange and yellow flowers, while its foliage tends to blanket an area.
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Bulbine needs full sun and sandy, well-draining soil to live its best life.
Adams Needle
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This flowering succulent is atype of Yucca plant.
It grows a lofty, sometimes eight-foot-tall stem with white flowers.
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This plant works in arid gardens in dry regions.
Adam’s needle requires occasional pruning of brown leaves.
Besides that, care is easy and standard; full to partial sun and sandy, well-draining soil.
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If pollinated, the flowers eventually produce edible fruit.
Dragon fruit is easy to care for but careful attention to its light exposure is necessary.
In especially hot, dry regions, too much sun can damage the plant’s stem.
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But it does bloom dainty pink or yellow flowers.
Its also a low-maintenance succulent, making it a popular houseplant.
It needs full sun and well-draining, sandy soil.
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It comes in a blue-gray hue, hence the name.
It flowers smallyellow blooms.
Ghost plant is an easy houseplant, just like most succulents.
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Water the plant at plant level, not from above.
For soil, plant in a variety formulated specifically for succulents.
see to it it’s partially sandy.
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String of Pearls
An easy houseplant, this succulent is beloved for its vines.
String of pearls is a quick grower, developing up to 15 inches per year.
It grows tiny white flowers.
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String of pearls needs sandy soil that is well-draining.
Full to partial sun works best.
Hindu Rope
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This vine-like succulent has curling leaves and blooms pink flowers.
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In most regions its a houseplant, enjoying high-humidity spaces reminiscent of its native habitats in Asia.
Hindu rope needs six hours of bright, indirect light per day.
Well-draining soil is key.
Hens and Chicks
This mat-forming succulent spreads rosettes across an open area.
It likes rocky terrain and grows light pink to reddish-purple flowers.
Haworthia
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Haworthia is a small-growing succulent perfect for indoors.
It makes for a goodwindowsill plantif the space gets bright light.
It grows white flowers and has thick, stalky leaves.
Flapjack Succulent
When grown in gardens, this low-maintenance succulent thrives in dry climates with full sunlight.
It can do well as a houseplant as long as it’s given enough light and little water.
It also produces white flowers.
Hoya Kerrii
With heart-shaped leaves, this succulent doesnt need flowers to be eye-catching.
Mature Hoya kerrii blooms mounds of mini star-shaped flowers in shades of pink or white.
Hoya kerrii needs well-drained soil and full sun.
The plant grows brilliant yellow flowers.
Tiger jaws needs at least three hours of bright, direct light daily.
Well-draining soil is also imperative.
They make excellent groundcover.
Yes, blooming succulents will need more water compared to those not flowering.
Just double-check to allow the soil to dry out completely in between waterings, a crucial tenant ofsucculent care.
The rarest flowering succulent is the Agave victoriae-reginae ‘Albomarginata’ or the White Rhino Agave.
