I really do think they like it here. Who? My succulents, of course. You can read all about the succulent garden makeover here, if you like, but a couple of weeks down the track and they're starting to either send up flowers or produce new leaves. We have had a wonderful spring so far, with lots of sunshine, and all the succulents seem to be saying "we like this new, extra-sandy soil and all that sunshine" in the nicest possible way.
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| I'm always in a muddle about the correct names for succulents. This person sending up a flower stalk is either a haworthia or an aloe. Haven't got a clue what's right, as they both look very similar. |
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| This is the amazing flower stalk of one of my gasterias. |
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| And here's the bottom half of that gasteria. |
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| Again, I'm not sure of its name, but by Googling at Google Images I think this is a Graptoveria, but the main thing is that it is sending up a flower stalk. |
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| Ditto this one, great to see the flower stalk coming up, and my best guess is that it's a Graptopetalum. |
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| I'd never get a job at a succulent nursery, as I'm not sure of this one's name, either, but Google and I think this is a Pachyphytum flower stalk, because... |
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| ... this is its mum. |
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| Oh hell, ummm... arrr... another Pachyphytum? No flower stalks yet, but the foliage has coloured up really gorgeously since leaving the confines of its pot. |
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| And this little Sedum is so happy here it has, in the last two weeks, put a very rosy glow on its cheeks. |
Apart from that it's all sunny days, flower stalks, new growth, rosy cheeks and scratching my head about what their real names are. So far, so succulent!
