Author: Adam Wong

Known as the ghost plant succulent, Graptopetalum paraguayense, may be one of the weirdest-looking houseplants you’ll ever encounter. The ghost plant isn’t your typical cactus or succulent, with fleshy leaves and stems you might expect to see on any other plant in your home (no matter how weird they look). Instead, graptopetalum paraguayense ghost plant features tall stalks that extend upward from the soil like alien antennae, topped with clusters of whitish flowers that are often described as ghostly in appearance. I’ve recently started to experiment with ghost plants (Graptopetalum paraguayense), and I’m delighted with how easy they are to care for. Ghost plants…

Haworthia obtusa, also known as the common haworthia, is an excellent houseplant if you’re looking to add something unique and beautiful to your home or office space. If you’re thinking about bringing one home, but don’t know much about caring for it, you’ve come to the right place! If you’re looking to grow your own succulent collection, Haworthia obtusa makes an excellent starting point. These hardy little plants are among the easiest succulents to care for, and their variety of compact shapes and vibrant colors will help you add some much-needed color to any indoor space in your home or office. Haworthia obtusa, or…

Aloe brevifolia, short leaved aloe, alligator aloe plant, crocodile plant succulent, or just crocodile aloe, is an evergreen plant native to South Africa, from where it was first harvested by the Dutch colonists in the late 16th century. The beautiful leaves of the short-leaved aloe can vary in color from dark green to light green and are used in many different ways around the world, from skin care products to herbal remedies and teas. There are over 300 species of aloe worldwide, but aloe brevifolia is one of the most widely used in modern herbal medicine today. The short leaved aloe is one…

Echeveria compressicaulis is an Echeveria succulent plant that can be found in Mexico and Guatemala. It has beautiful wavy leaves, and as an easy-to-grow succulent, it makes an excellent houseplant that anyone can grow inside or out, in the ground, or as a container plant, year-round! It is a hardy succulent that prefers bright indirect light and evenly moist soil during its growing season and requires almost no care at all, making it an ideal plant for new succulent growers to try. Echeveria compressicaulis is one of the most beautiful and carefree succulents you can grow indoors. While it can be grown outdoors in U.S. Department of…

The kalanchoe beharensis, also known as felt plant, velvet elephant ear, fang kalanchoe, felt bush, fang plant, or fang felt plant, is one of the prettiest succulents you’ll ever see, with glossy, arrowhead-shaped leaves that are big enough to use as the biggest house plant in your home! Despite its beauty, this plant tends to be smaller than most succulents, only growing up to 12 inches (30 cm) tall and wide. The Velvet Elephant Ear plant can be grown outside year-round in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 through 12, where the plant requires full sun to partial shade and well-drained…