Different Types of Succulents and Cactus PDF

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Succulents, the easiest plants to keep alive; they are the “forget me and I will get stronger” type of the plant world. For the most part, they love the light and can survive without being watered for longer periods of time. There are many different types of succulent plants, which come in a wide va...

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Succulents, the easiest plants to keep alive; they are the “forget me and I will get stronger” type of the plant world. For the most part, they love the light and can survive without being watered for longer periods of time. There are many different types of succulent plants, which come in a wide variety shapes and sizes for for your indoor decor, or cactus garden. However, all succulents have similar characteristics that they share, such as that they store their water, which makes them drought resistant. Succulent is derived from the word sucus, which means juice or sap; and succulents store their water their roots, stems and/or leaves. Also, succulents need special soil to help them thrive. We have compiled a list of different types of succulents and cactus with their common names and pictures to help you to identify what kind of succulent do you have and how to grow them to make your succulents thrive.

Succulent Identification Chart - find your unknown plant here 1. Aloe vera "Medicinal Aloe" 2. Adromischus cristatus "CrinkleLeaf Plant" 3. Adromischus Maculatus "Calico Hearts " 4. Kiwi Aeonium "Aeonium Haworthii" 5. Aichryson Laxum "Tree of Love" 6. Aeonium Arboreum "Tree House Leek" 7. Aeonium 'Sunburst' "Copper Pinwheel" 8. Adenium Obesum "Desert Rose" 9. aloe aristata "Lace Aloe" 10. Aloe Brevifolia Short-leaved Aloe 11. Aloe 'Çhristmas Carol' 12. Aloe Black Doran "Dorian Black" 13. Aloe Haworthioides "Haworthia-leaved Aloe" 14. Aloe Juvenna "Tiger Tooth Aloe" 15. Beaucarnea Recurvata "Ponytail Palm" 16. Ceropegia Woodii Variegata "String of Hearts" 17. Cotyledon Tomentosa Bear’s Paw 18. Crassula Exilis Ssp. Schmidtii "Fairy Tongue" 19. Crassula Capitella "Campfire Crassula" 20. Crassula Falcata Propeller Plant 21. Crassula Muscosa "Watch Chain" 22. Crassula Ovata Jade Plant

23. Crassula 'Tom Thumb' 24. Delosperma Sphalmanthoides "Tufted Ice Plant" 25. Drosanthemum Speciosum "Red Ice Plant" 26. Euphoribia Milii "Crown-ofThorns " 27. Echeveria Elegans "Mexican Snowball" 28. Echeveria ‘Black Prince’ "Black Prince" 29. Echeveria Imbricata "Blue Rose" 30. Echeveria Runyoni 'Topsy Turvy' Echeveria ‘Silver Spoons’ 31. Euphorbia Tirucalli "Fire Sticks" 32. Faucaria Tigrina "Tiger’s Jaw" 33. Fenestraria Rhopalophylla "Baby Toes" 34. Gasteria 'Little Warty' 35. Pincushion Cactus "Mammillara" 36. Graptopetalum Paraguayense "Ghost Plant" 37. Graptoveria ‘Fred Ives’ "Fred Ives" 38. Graptoveria 'Silver Star 39. Hylotelephium Sieboldii "October Daphne" 40. Hatiora Salicornioides "Dancing Bones" 41. Haworthia Fasciata "Zebra Plant " 42. Kalanchoe Thyrsiflora "Flapjack Paddle Plant" 43. Kalanchoe Pumila "Flower Dust Plant "

44. Lithops Helmutii "Living Stones" 45. Kalanchoe tomentosa "Panda Plant" 46. Mammillaria Elongata "Ladyfinger Cactus" 47. Opuntia microdasys albata "Bunny Ears" 48. Pachyveria Glauca "Little Jewel" 49. Plectranthus Prostratus "Tangled Hearts" 50. Peperomia Graveolens "Ruby Glow" 51. Pleiospilos Nelii "Split Rock" 52. Portulacaria Afra "Elephant Bush" 53. Schlumbergera Truncata "Christmas Cactus" 54. Sedum morganianum "Burro’s Tail" 55. Sedum Nussbaumerianum "Coppertone Sedum"

56. Sedum Rubrotinctum "Pork and Beans" 57. Sempervivum 'Pacific Devil's Food' "Hens and Chicks" 58. Sempervivum 'Royanum' "Houseleek" 59. Senecio Barbertonicus "Succulent Bush Senecio" 60. Senecio Haworthii "Cocoon Plant" 61. Senecio Radicans "String of Bananas" 62. Senecio rowleyanus "String of Pearls" 63. Senecio Serpens "Blue Chalksticks" 64. Yucca Filamentosa "Adam’s Needle" 65. Common Problems with Succulents and How to Fix Them

Aloe Vera "Medicinal Aloe" Order: Asparagles Family: Asphodelaceae Subfamily: Asphodeloideae Genus: Aloe  Native: Mediterranean, North Africa, South America and Caribbean Aloe Vera is a short-stemmed aloe shrub. It has erected, greyish-green leaves with white specks, that have little spikes on them. They can grow little tubular yellow flowers. 

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USDA Zone: 9a-11

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Light: Aloe vera wants bright, indirect light, wither it is sunlight or artificial. You can place it in either a western or southern window. Temperature: Aloe vera also likes temperatures between 55° and 80°F.

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Water: Aloe vera will die, if it is watered too much. You only want to water your plant roughly every three weeks and even less in the winter. Problems/Issues: Diseases that occur with aloe vera is root rot, soft rot, fungal stem rot and leaf rot.

General Care for Aloe Vera Container You want to use a terra-cotta or other porous material pot, that is as wide as it is deep, that has at least one hole in the bottom.

Soil You can plant the aloe vera in either cactus potting soil or regular potting soil with extra perlite added to it. Cactus soil is made up of sand, grit, soil and sometimes peat moss. You can either buy commercially made cactus soil or make your own. If you buy cactus soil, you need to be careful because they normally add peat moss to it.

The peat moss helps to keep moisture, however, when the peat moss dries out, it is very hard for it to ingest water again. Instead of buying, you can make your own. To make your own, you can either use washed sand mixed with soil and a gritty substance (such as pebbles or shards of a pot) or potting soil that is mixed with pumice and coir. If you live in a barren area, you may want to add peat moss, you just want to be careful that it doesn’t completely dry out. You can fertilize, but you only want to do it during the spring and summer and no more than once a month. If you do fertilize, you only want to use half strength of a well-balanced houseplant formula.

Adromischus Cristatus "Crinkle-Leaf Plant" Other name: Key Lime Pie  Family: Crassulaceae Subfamily: Sedoideae Genus: Adromischus  Native: South Africa (Eastern Cape) A small succulent with leaves that form as crinkles. Its leaves are covered with tiny hairs and this plant grows slow. This can grow up to two inches long and up to one inch wide for each leaf. Its flowers can grow up to eight inches. 

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USDA Zone: 9B to 10B Light: Sun, Shade or Perhaps Something in Between Temperature: The Crinkle-Lead plant isn’t really a fan of the cold. The temperature it is in should only be up to 19 °F. It’s why it is advisable to have it planted in a container that can be brought indoors so that when the temperature has dropped, you can just bring it indoors to avoid frosting. Water: Thrives on dry soil. You should only water this plant when its soil is completely dry. Problems/Issues: As this plant ages, some of its leaves tend to elongate.

General Care for Adromischus Cristatus "Crinkle-Leaf Plant" Container – Should be planted on indoor containers with excellent drainage. Soil – You should use a well-draining soil that is premixed. The mix should have perlite, sand, or peat moss.

Adromischus Maculatus "Calico Hearts " Other name: Chocolate Drops  Order: Saxifragales Family: Sedoideae Tribe: Kalanchoeae  Native: South Africa Calico hearts are short succulents that are a gray-green to green-brown in color, they may or may not have purple spots on them. 

The leaves are minuscule clusters that can get up to 3 inches long and up to 1.5 inches wide. The leaves are curved, wedge-shape and almost glisten. The flowers that calico hearts produce is cylinder shape and are a pale, yellowish green color.

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USDA Zone: 9b-11 Light: Calico hearts enjoys to be in the light. Temperature: Calico hearts is a frost hardy succulent and can handle temperatures as low as 25°F, but it prefers above 50°F. Water: During spring, summer and autumn you should give your calico hearts a good soaking then allows them to dry between watering. They need less water in the winter, then they do during other seasons. Also, during the winter, you need to keep water off of the leaves. Problems/Issues: Calico hearts can be subject to root rot and can attract mealybugs and vine weevils. Calico hearts are also fragile, so once you find a spot you want it to be, you should leave it there.

General Care for Adromischus Maculatus "Calico Hearts" Container- Calico hearts should be grown in containers that have excellent drainage. Soil- You should use a succulent potting soil.

Kiwi Aeonium "Aeonium Haworthii" Other names: Aeonium Haworthii ‘Kiwi’, Aeonium Decrum ‘Kiwi’, Aeonium percarneum ‘Kiwi’, Aeonium haworthii ‘Variegata’, Aeonium Haworthii ‘Dream Color’, Aeonium haworthii ‘Tricolor’, Aeonium ‘Verde’, Aeonium ‘Keweonium  Family: Crassulaceae Subfamily: Sedoideae Genus: Aeonium  Native: California, United States This succulent grows as fleshy green rosettes with red color on the edges. 

The inner part of the rosettes is a bit yellow in color. It could grow up to 24 inches tall.

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USDA Zone: 9A to 11B Light: It will be better to keep this indoors. Expose it to sunlight for at least six hours. Temperature:This plant doesn’t enjoy too much warmth, but it also won’t thrive when the weather is too cold. Water: Infrequent watering is how this succulent will thrive. Do not water again if the soil is still wet. Problems/Issues: The Aeonium Kiwi is prone to root rot and is monocarpic, which means it dies after it blooms.

General Care for Aeonium ‘Kiwi’ Container – You may grow this plant in a medium to a large container with drainage. Soil – You will need a well-draining soil for this plant. You may use a cactus mix with peat and perlites.

Aichryson Laxum "Tree of Love" Other name: Mice Ears  Family: Crassulaceae Genus: Airchryson  Native: Portugal Tree of love has a dwarf-tree like appearance, with enormous, oval, fuzzy, dark, green leaves. Tree of love have short, leaf stalks that have clusters of pale-yellow flowers. 

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USDA Zone: 6a-9b Light: Tree of love wants bright, light. Temperature: Tree of love is a frost hardy succulent. It can handle temperatures as low as -10°F; however, it prefers temperatures between 61°F-75°F. Water: Give tree of love a good soaking then allow the top half of the soil dries out. Problems/Issues: You need to cut off the inflorescence or tree of love will die after flowering. If the leaves fall off, tree of love is receiving too much light. They can also suffer from root rot and attract mealybugs.

General Care for Aichryson Laxum "Tree of Love" Container- You should plant tree of love in 4-5-inch-deep, clay pots. Soil- You should plant them in cacti/succulent soil. If you want to fertilize tree of love, you can do it 2 or 3 times a year with a standard, liquid fertilizer.

Aeonium Arboreum "Tree House Leek" Other names: Irish Rose, Pinwheel Desert Rose  Order: Saxifragales Family: Crassulaceae Subfamily: Sedinae Tribe: Sedeae Subtribe: Sedinae Genus: Aeonium  Native: North Africa, Carney Island Tree house leek has a tree like appearance, with forked stems. It can reach 3 feet in height. The leaves are green, oval shaped and can reach 3 inches long. Tree house leek produced minuscule, yellow, star-shaped flowers. 

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USDA Zone: 10a-13a Light: It prefers full light during the colder months and shade during the summer months. Temperature: - It prefers temperatures around 50°F, it can go as high as 100°F, but higher than that can kill it. Water: Only water tree house leeks once a month during winter. The rest of the time, give them a good soaking then allow them to dry between waterings. Problems/Issues: Tree house leek can suffer from root rot and attract mealybugs, scale and aphids.

General Care for Aeonium Arboreum "Tree House Leek" Container- Tree house leeks should be planted in terra cotta pots. Soil- They should be planted in succulent potting soil.

Aeonium 'Sunburst' "Copper Pinwheel" Other names: Sunburst, Aeonium Decorum  Family: Crassulaceae Subfamily: Sedoideae Genus: Aeonium  Native: Canary Islands The Copper Pinwheel is a variegated and branching succulent that forms as rosettes. It has leaves that are colored green and a bit of white. The leaves’ edges are pinkish in color but turns red when directly exposed to sunlight. This succulent can grow up to 18 inches tall. Its flowers are white in color. 

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USDA Zone: 10A Light: It’s best to just place it indoors Temperature: This plant isn’t a fan of the hot weather. Keep it placed in a place where it is 65–75˚F in temperature. If it gets colder than 30˚F outside Water: While it is dormant, watering is not really necessary for this plant. You can only water this when it is extremely dry. When it’s not dormant, only water if the top soil is already dry. Problems/Issues: This plant is prone to having pests. Bugs, birds, and slugs tend to also eat the leaves of this plant.

General Care for Aeonium 'Sunburst' Container – The Copper Pinwheel can be grown outdoors and indoors, so it’s best to choose a container that is easy to move. Just make sure that the container will allow smooth drainage. Soil – This Aeonium succulent need some moisture so it’s best to use a sandy potting mix.Do not fertilize this plant when it is dormant, which is during the summer.

Adenium Obesum "Desert Rose" Other known names:Mock Azalea, Impala Lily, Sabi Star  Order: Gentianales Family: Apocynaceae Subfamily: Apocynoideae Tribe: Wrightieae Genus: Adenium  Native: Eastern Africa, the Middle East, and Madagascar Desert rose is a condensed stemmed shrub, with barely any leaves, that produce red flowers. 

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USDA Zone: 11-12 Light: They prefer full light, so a sunny window is a good place to put them. Desert roses want up to six hours a day in direct light. Temperature: Desert roses prefers temperatures between 75-95°F, but can survive temperatures as low as 55°F. Desert roses are frost sensitive. Water: Give desert roses a good soaking and allow the soil to dry between each time you water them. During the months of October through February only water once a month. Problems/Issues: Desert roses have toxic sap, so don’t allow place them were small children and animals can get them. They can suffer from rot root and can attract spider mites, mealybugs and aphids.

General Care for Adenium Obesum "Desert Rose" Container- Desert roses grow best in unglazed, terra cotta pots. Soil- You should use succulent/cacti potting mix. You can fertilize weekly, but only during the growing season.

Aloe Aristata "Lace Aloe" Other names: Bearded Aloe, Hardy Aloe  Family: Xanthorrhoeacea Subfamily: Asphodeloideae Genus: Aloe  Native: South Africa Lace aloe is a stemless, dark-gray to green, dwarf shrub. It has a compressed rosette, with each leaf getting up to 6 inches long. The leaves look like they have little teeth on them and the edges of the leaves are white. During early summer, lace aloe produces orange flowers. 

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USDA Zone: 9a-11 Light: Lace aloe likes bright light. Temperature: They grow fine in normal room temperatures. Water: Lace aloe likes a good soaking and then having its soil dry between waterings. You also shouldn’t water lace aloe in the winter. Problems/Issues: Lace aloe can suffer from wilting, yellowing leaves, rotting at the base and rot root. They can also attract mealybugs and scale.

General Care for Aloe Aristata "Lace Aloe" Container- Lace aloe should be planted in shallow, clay pots. Soil- You should use cacti or succulent potting soil.

Aloe Brevifolia Short-Leaved Aloe Other names:  Family: Xanthorrhoeceae Subfamily: Asphodeloideae Genus: Aloe  Native: South Africa The Short-leaved Aloe is greenish gray in color with spiky edges. It forms as a rosette and can grow up to one foot tall. When exposed to the sun, its leaves may look a bit yellow. Its orange flowers blossom every spring. 

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USDA Zone: 9A Light: The Short-leaved Aloe enjoys the strong and bright light of the sun. Make sure it gets light for at least six hours daily. Temperature: If the temperature drops to 20° F, it’s best to take this plant indoors. Water: Do not let the leaves sit on water. During summer, you can water this as soon as you see its top soil dry, but every winter, make sure to water this less. Problems/Issues: In some cases, this plant can be toxic to humans and animals. This plant is also prone to overwatering.

General Care for Aloe Brevifolia "Short-Leaved Aloe" Container – You can plant this on medium to large sized container that has depth. Choose a container that you can easily move when needed. Soil – You should plant this on a potting mix with one-third sand or pebbles.Only fertilize this plant every summer.

Aloe 'Çhristmas Carol' Other names: Aloe Cultivar Christmas Carol  Family: Asphodelaceae Subfamily: Asphodeloideae Genus: Aloe  Native: A hybrid by Kelly Griffin The Christmas Carol is a star-shaped slow-growing succulent that known for its shape and colors. It could grow up to 1 foot tall and six inches wide. Its leaves are pointed and colored dark-green. The leaves also have red edges and yellow bumps. Its flower is pinkish in color. 

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USDA Zone: 9B to 11 Light: Like most succulents, it needs at least six hours of sunshine daily. Temperature: Keep this in an area with a temperature of 70 to 80 °F. Water: Do not let it sit on stagnant water. Occasional watering is required. Problems/Issues: It is prone to root rot if overwatered.

General Care for Aloe ‘Christmas Carol’ Container – You can have this planted on medium-sized containers that allow good drainage. Soil – You’ll need a well-draining and rich gritty cactus mix.

Aloe Black Doran "Dorian Black" Other names: Aloe ‘Dorian Black’  Family: Asphodelaceae Subfamily: Asphodeloideae Genus: Aloe  Native: Africa Contrary to its name, the Black Doran actually has whitish-green and pointy leaves that could grow up to six inches tall. It forms in clumps, which is typical in aloe plants. It has red and orange flower. 

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USDA Zone: 10a to 11 Light: It does well under partial to full shade of the sun. Give it at least 6 hours of light exposure daily Temperature: If the temperature drops to 30 °F, it’s best to place this plant indoors. Water: It has the typical watering need of an aloe. Do not let it sit on stagnant water for a long time. Avoid letting water stay on its leaves as well. Problems/Issues: Aloes are mainly prone to root rot when overwatered.

General Care for Aloe ‘Doran Black’ Container – The Black Doran is a good container plant. You can have this placed on a medium-sized container that allows smooth drainage. Soil – Use a well-draining gritty mix with peats or pebbles.

Aloe Haworthioides "Haworthia-Leaved Aloe" Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae Subfamily: Asphodeloideae Genus: Aloe  Native: Madagascar Haworthia-leaved aloe are fast-growing, stemless, minuscule succulents. They have a compressed rosette that are lance shaped. They have comfy, plumed, shiny white shaggy spines. They have orange, cylinder flowers. 

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USDA Zone: 9b-13b Light: Once haworthia-leaved aloe become accustomed to the light, it likes strong, bright light. Temperature: It prefers temperatures around 75°F. Water: Haworthia-leaved aloe should be soaked, then allowed to dry out between waterings. You should stop watering them in winter. Problems/Issues: Haworthia-leaved aloe can suffer from rot root and attract mealybugs and scale.

General Care for Aloe Haworthioides Container- Haworthia-leaved aloe should be planted in excellent draining, clay pots. Soil- They need to be grown in cacti or succulent potting soil. You can also potting soil, mixed with coarse sand or pebbles. If you want to fertilize it only ...