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It's ok to keep these indoors as a house plant, correct? View answer
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What are Euphorbia? View answer
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What are Tender Sedum? View answer
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Which succulent variety should I get? View answer
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What’s the difference between “soft” and “hardy” succulents? View answer
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Are any succulents toxic? View answer
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Which succulents are safe for pets? View answer
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Which succulents are best for low light / shade? View answer
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Browse all available Crassula here.
Crassula (KRAS-ew-la), including Jade Plants, are popular tender succulents with a great diversity of forms and colors. A truly no-fuss plant, Crassula can grow well indoors and require minimal water. They are a fantastic choice for beginning succulent growers and anyone who wants to grow succulents indoors.
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Browse all available Echeveria here.
Echeveria (ek-uh-VAIR-ee-uh) are popular rosette-shaped soft succulents with a remarkable pastel color palette. Some varieties can grow to the size of a dinner plate and their pearlescent tones make them stunning focal points for potted arrangements, rock gardens, favors, decor, and much more. The rich diversity of colors, shapes, and sizes of Echeveria make them great addit Read more
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Agave (uh-GAH-vey) are spiny rosettes of fibrous leaves that can grow into large focal points in a landscape. They come in a wide variety of colors, shapes, and sizes and make dramatic statement plants in pots and rock gardens.
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Browse all Aloe here.
Aloe (AH-loh) are loose rosettes of long, slender leaves lined with gentle teeth. They make fantastic living sculptures for hot, dry landscapes or miniature marvels for indoor growing. Look to Aloe for impressive bloom stalks and a wide variety of shapes, patterns, and colors that are sure to mesmerize.
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Can you identify this plant? View answer
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Browse all available tender Sedum here.
Tender Sedum (SEE-dum) are colorful, sun-loving beauties that can form dense mats of ground cover, cascade profusely from hanging pots, or make sweet additions to a container arrangement. Unlike Hardy Sedum , these tropical varieties must be protected from frost, but they reward with easy, drought-tolerant growth and can display both bold colors and soft pastels.
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Browse all Air Plants here.
Air Plants or Tillandsia ( till-LAND-zee-uh ) grow without soil and make for incredible living sculptures in any medium to bright light indoor space. These unique epiphytes from tropical rain forests are the perfect low-maintenance plant for the home or office. They offer an exotic look, showy blooms, entrancing fragrances, and limitless arrangement possibilities.
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Which types do well in rainy or humid climates? View answer
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Browse all available Gasteria here
Gasteria (gas-TAIR-ee-uh) is the best succulent variety for indoor growing and an easy-to-grow oddity, even for plant novices. These slow-growers have an eye-catching look and can survive even in dark rooms. When it comes to low-maintenance, exotic houseplants, Gasteria can’t be beat.
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Browse all available Haworthia here.
Haworthia (ha-WORTH-ee-uh) make excellent indoor succulents thanks to low light and water requirements. They have an exotic appearance; some varieties have rigid, bumpy leaves, others have soft, fleshy leaves with translucent "windows". Slow growing and perfect for beginners, Haworthia are striking plants for desks, counters, window sills, terrariums, mini gardens, and much Read more
