Crassula ‘Tresco Seaspray’. 
This cute little plant looks like a miniature Crassula ovata, but is much more delicate with slender stems with pairs of tiny fleshy leaves and pom-pom-like flowers. 

 A slightly shaded position results in a more greenish plant that stretches the normally short stems to about 8 inches, while a sunny spot reddens the leaves and keeps it at approximately 4 inches high. 

Hardy perennial if planted outside in a sunny but well-drained location.

It is very easy to propagate, and any fallen leaves very quickly root themselves.

This is a great plant to mix in with other small succulents in containers but likewise, a potful makes a delightful mini-statement on a sunny kitchen windowsill.

Commonly called zebra plant, Haworthia attenuata is a cold-sensitive succulent species grown for its eye-catching, green and white textured leaves.

How to Grow and Care

It will produce an abundance of offshoots, or pups, once established.
 The offshoots provide a simple and highly effective means of propagating new zebra plants if they are carefully removed and potted in a suitable growing mix. However, they should only be removed in spring or autumn when the plant is not actively growing, to reduce stress to both the offshoots and the parent plant.

• Locate the rooted offsets around the base of the zebra plant. Carefully scrape away the soil from around the base of the offshoots and look for small, pale pink or white roots.

• Insert the blade of a gardening knife into the soil midway between the parent plant and the rooted offshoot. Slide the blade through the soil to sever the connecting root.

• Etch out a 2-inch radius in the soil around the base of the rooted offshoot using the tip of your gardening knife. Dig down along the radial line to a 5-inch depth using a small handheld spade.

• Insert the blade of the handheld spade at an angle underneath the rooted offshoot. Carefully pry it loose from the soil and remove it. Fill in the hole left by the offshoot to protect the parent plant's roots.

• Crumble off half the soil from around the offshoot's rootball. Pot it in a small, 3- to 4-inch nursery container. Use a potting mix made up of 2 parts perlite, 2 parts coarse sand and 1 part sterile compost

• Place the potted zebra plant offshoot where it will receive bright, diffuse light

• Withhold watering for the first three days. Water only until the soil feels barely moist in the top inch. Maintain light, even moisture in the soil mixture, but allow it to dry out for a day or so once a week.

Common name Waxplant, Waxflower, Waxvine     
Botanical name: Hoya Carnosa.

I have just been given a small rooted Hoya and I've been looking online how to care for this little beauty.

Below are some tips and facts I have picked up along the way.

Hoya carnosa - wax plant - grows with long, slender vines which are covered with thick, green leathery leaves. The leaves are sometimes flecked with silvery or creamy white. The wax plant will produce parachute clusters of star-shaped, flowers with five-point centers, very variable in colour. The flowers are so intricately detailed, uniformly shaped and shiny and therefore also called porcelain flower.

Hoyas prefer morning sun. If they get too much shade they won’t flower. Full sun, however, will turn them yellow and they’ll not be happy



Cuttings.

Encouraging the cutting to develop roots. Place it in a glass of water and wait until it develops roots, around 5-10 cm long. The cuttings need to be constantly damp to develop roots.




YouTube.

7 Reasons Your Succulents are Dying


1. YOU ARE GIVING THEM TOO MUCH WATER.
Succulents don’t need to be watered like your ordinary or typical houseplant. They are a type of cacti after all, so they can get by with less water and enjoy well-drained soil. The soil should feel cool and damp to the touch, but never saturated or watered down and NEVER muddy. You might want to mist the ground instead of feeding directly for best results.

 2. THE PLANTING CONTAINER IS TOO SMALL.
Did you find a cute teacup or flower pot for your succulent? Sure it looks nice, but does it give the roots the room it needs to grow? Probably not. The depth of the container should be twice as deep as the roots of the plant, while the width should be at least three times as wide. Doing this gives the plant plenty of room to spread out!




3. THE PLANTING CONTAINER DOESN’T PROVIDE DRAINAGE. 
People love planting succulents in cute containers, cups, boots, and all sorts of other containers, but the truth is if they don’t have proper drainage they will never work. Your container should have several drainage holes where water can escape. A piece of net over the holes can help dirt from escaping in the process.

4. YOUR SUCCULENTS AREN’T WARM ENOUGH.
Succulents love warm weather. They don’t want to be near a drafty window or out in cold weather. Keep them in a space where they can be warm and stay warm. They won’t do well if the weather is always changing on them.

5. THEY ARE TOO COMPACTED.
Allow for your succulents to fill out naturally and avoid stuffing them closely in the planter. There should be several inches between plants, so they have room to grow and won’t smother each other. Let growth happen naturally and allow for a natural filling instead.

6. YOUR SOIL ISN’T NUTRIENT RICH.
Succulents love nutrient-rich soil. Stir in some organic matter or try a planting mix when planting succulents. This way they get the feed they need to be healthy and look beautiful. Check your local garden centre for a soil mix specifically for cactus or succulents. These will have the right density and nutrients for your plants.

7. YOU NEED TO TRANSPLANT THEM.
If your succulent has been in a container for several months and seems to be thriving, you need to re-pot it into a larger pot. By doing so, you will give it more room to grow, and it won’t get cramped and smothered by its roots. It is also a great time to think about using your succulent to start more plants now that it is bigger. It is easy to regrow succulents from a mother plant.

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I first came across these stunning succulents in a neighbours garden and I was mesmerised. Trailing over hanging baskets and filling containers all over her garden. They looked so delicate and pretty I couldn't understand the unbalance in such cold weather. A few weeks later they were still on my mind as I had never seen them before so I called her up and asked if we could swap some cuttings and sure enough now my roof garden and is full and they look fantastic.





About Graptopetalum paraguayense. 

Cold-hardy, Graptopetalum paraguayense (Ghost Plant) is a small evergreen succulent forming beautiful wide rosettes up to 6 inches (15 cm) . The foliage warms up to pinkish-yellow in hot, dry conditions and turns blue-gray in partial shade.

Common names include Sedum weinbergii, Mother-of-pearl-plant and Ghost plant. The Graptopetalums are generally easy to propagate, by seeds, leaf cuttings or offsets.




Any rosette that breaks off has the potential to root and start a new plant. Even a leaf that drops off will root below the parent plant and produce a new rosette quickly.




Why not try growing these beautiful succulents yourself. We have a selection of succulent cuttings in our online shop. 



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