Create a fascinating garden with aloes and succulents

an assortment succulents with photos and descriptions

A combination of different succulent and aloe plants can give a fascinating display of flowers as well as saving water and maintenance. A succulent garden can be an adventure with small hidden plants, weird plants and beautiful flowers.

Succulent plants differ in color from a deep wine-red to all shades of green to purple and nearly white. The shapes of the plants are pretty, interesting, to downright weird. Mix these shades, shapes and textures in a garden that is beautiful and unique.

The Cotyledons bloom freely and they are popular with nectar loving birds. Kalanchoe species are also very hardy and popular.The Mesembryanthemaceae(known as mesembs) have more than 1000 species. The mesembs come in a wide range of shapes and sizes and most have colorful flowers, a very good choice for color.

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Photo above left Tylecodon sp. resting during the dry season without leaves and photo right the same plant during the growing rain season. Note the difference of the aloes in the background.

above The caudiciform plant is a small Tylecodon. Buttertree. It sheds the leaves in dry times photo left (over here, in summer). The color of the small Tylecodon flowers are a dark maroon-red


Photos above:- The red plant and photos left, the white plant center and red plant right are from the genus Kalanchoe they are very easy to grow and a pleasure in a dry climate garden. The white color on the Kalanchoe with the large white flat leaves, is a powdery substance.


	This photo was taken in the Karoo botanical garden.
	Cyphostemma cirrhosa in the garden
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It is possible to have flowers on one succulent plant or the other the year round

Daisies add a bright splash of color.

There are a wide assortment of Cotyledons in South Africa, on the photo left back. Most are ideal for the garden. They bloom profusely in orange pink and red. The birds love the nectar. For more photos and information on Cotyledon plants in the garden click here


Some of our easy going Delosperma species: These plants are all drought resistant like the aloes. They are delightful when in bloom and come in a wide variety plant shapes, colors and sizes.