I have a special interest in succulents and have grown a good selection over the last few years. My interest in them has been a recent one and began with the purchase of an Aeonium arboreum Schwarzkopf which we nurtured for a year and it began to become tree-like. A couple of Echeveria joined in and I haven’t looked back. In this post I shall include some cacti as well for fans of those spiky cousins.
At a recent visit to Winterbourne House Botanical Gardens in Birmingham we discovered a greenhouse full of succulents. After a look at what the displays outside had to offer, things began to look promising.
I decided to concentrate on the textures, patterns and colours of their fleshy leaves. Enjoy my gallery of succulent pics.
When we paid a visit to Ashwood Nurseries recently I was taken with the raised bed displays either side of the entrance as they were mostly planted up with succulents, including several Aeoniums and Echeverias. So here is a gallery of shots all taken in the raised beds.
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2 replies on “Special Succulents”
Hi Malc. Isn’t it interesting how we can become absolutely smitten with certain types of plants? There’s no end to how wonderful nature is.
Hello Malcolm. Thanks for stopping by. We’re glad you enjoyed your visit – especially the cacti and succulent house! There are some real monsters in there aren’t there? The giant octopus-like century plant is often the most popular.