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All succulents have flowers because they all need to produce seeds. For this reason, here you will find a selection of those species that I consider the most beautiful and also the easiest to maintain.
So without further ado, take a look at the different flowering succulents that I recommend you include in your succulent collection. You may already know some of them, but there will surely be one that will catch your attention.
Aloe variegata
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the Aloe variegata it is one of the smallest species of aloe. It reaches 30 centimeters in height by about 10 centimeters in width and has only about 18-20 fleshy dark green leaves with white spots. The flower is red and grows from a stem about 30 centimeters high.. It is a slow growing plant that requires little watering, as well as frost protection if there is any.
Crassula oval
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The Crassula oval It is an evergreen shrub that reaches about 1 meter in height. Its leaves are fleshy, rounded in shape and usually dark green in color, but they can be green and yellow or green and reddish depending on the cultivar. Its flowers, white or pink, grow in large numbers grouped in terminal inflorescences.Therefore, although they are only one centimeter each, they are very showy.
Echeveria x imbricata
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I have a very serious problem with echeverias, because I love them all. And when I say everything, I mean exactly that. It is very difficult for me to tell you which one is the most beautiful, because for me they all are. But hey, one of the easiest to get is this one, the Echeveria x imbricata. It forms rosettes of fleshy bluish-green leaves about 10 centimeters in diameter when mature. The flowers grow from a fleshy, thin stalk., and although they are small, they are also very pretty. These are one centimeter long by less than 1 centimeter wide, and are red and yellow in color. It resists temperatures down to -4ºC in the event of occasional frosts.
gasteria carinata
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The gasteria carinata It is a plant that develops lanceolate, fleshy, dark green leaves with numerous white dots. It reaches a height of about 10 centimeters, and measures approximately the same width at first, but it must be taken into account that it produces many young throughout its life. For this reason, I recommend planting it in a pot that is wider than it is tall or in the garden. Its flowers grow on a fairly long stem and have the shape of a small bell.. They are reddish pink. Resistant down to -1ºC.
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
the Kalanchoe blossfeldiana It is a succulent plant with a flower that in Spain begins to be sold at the end of October and continues to be made until at least Christmas, since that is when it flowers. It reaches 30 centimeters high by 20 centimeters wide, and its flowers are small, white, red, pink, yellow or orange. It can’t stand the cold, but that’s not a problem because it does well indoors with plenty of light.
Lapidaria margaretae
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The Lapidary margareae It is one of the small succulents that you can have in a pot. It reaches an approximate height of 5 centimeters, for more or less the same width. Its leaves are fleshy, very light green in color, and produces yellow flowers that grow from a short stem. These are also small, as they measure about a centimeter in diameter. It can withstand temperatures down to -2 degrees Celsius without any problems, as long as it is punctual.
Lithops karasmontana
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the Lithops karasmontana It is a coarse plant so integrated into its surroundings that it is known in popular parlance as living stone, as it grows between pebbles. He is very small, and a large part of his body is literally buried, covered with these small stones. It measures about 5 centimeters high at most, 2 centimeters wide, and has only two plates welded to the base. The flower is white, with thin and short petals, and has a diameter of 1.5 centimeters.. It is a succulent that tolerates cold, but not frost.
Pachyphytum oviferum
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the Pachyphytum oviferum It is succulent with fleshy leaves, oval in shape, glaucous green in color, and about 3 centimeters long. The flowers grow from a slender stem and are bell-shaped.. These are scarlet, so the contrast with the sea-green is very eye-catching. Withstands temperatures down to -4°C.
Sedum spurium
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the Sedum spurium It is a fleshy plant that reaches a height of about 50 centimeters, although this may attract attention since its stems generally grow horizontally and not vertically. Its flowers grow in clusters and are usually pink., although they may be white; it all depends on the variety or cultivar. It resists frost very well down to -10ºC.
Titanopsis calcarea
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the Titanopsis calcarea It is a succulent plant with yellow flowers that reaches a height of about 3-4 centimeters and a width of 5-6 centimeters.. The leaves are grayish-green, and on the upper side, at the tip, they have spots of a much lighter color. It is one of the most curious species, which is particularly beautiful in pots with a mineral substrate (like akadama for example). It is very interesting for beginners, since it does not need much watering and, in addition, it can withstand frosts down to -5ºC.
Which of these succulent flowering plants would you choose?