Succulent Encyclopedia

Extremely popular succulent genus. Ranges from expensive Titanota to garden-friendly Attenuata.

A small aloe with short, incurved blue-green leaves densely armed with long milky-white spines. Endemic to arid Namibian mountains; the name means 'hedgehog-like'.

A ball-shaped succulent that looks like a cactus but belongs to the spurge family. It rots easily, so water only once the mix has dried out completely.

A barrel cactus whose frosted blue-green skin contrasts with yellow spines on sharp ribs. It grows from globular to cylindrical and bears yellow, bell-shaped flowers at the crown.

A succulent with plump leaves trailing downward in chains. Beautiful when displayed in hanging baskets.

A unique succulent blooming large starfish-shaped flowers. Flowers attract insects with carrion-like smell.

A large solitary rosette up to 30–40 cm across, with pale blue-green, lavender-tinged leaves under a thick white bloom and a fine red edge. A Mexican species nicknamed 'queen of echeverias'.

A species with plump, rounded leaves thickly coated in white powder, forming snow-white rosettes. Native to Oaxaca, Mexico, and slow-growing; the bloom rubs off easily.

A small rosette of thin, broad leaves with finely waved, frilly margins, glaucous green flushed pink. A species from shaded rocky outcrops in the mountains of north-eastern Mexico.

Many resemble cacti but are entirely different family. Obesa and Horrida popular. Toxic white latex requires careful handling.

A Mammillaria covered in soft, finely branched white spines like feathers. The spines are so soft it is one of the friendliest cacti to touch.

A star cactus wrapped in long, twisting brown spines, with white flecks on grey-green skin and large yellow flowers with red centres in summer. The name means 'goat's horn'.

A haworthia with dense translucent round leaves. Beautiful small species shining like jewels when backlit.

A Haworthia whose triangular leaves end in flat, smooth windows crossed by a net of white-flecked veins. Larger and usually greener than its relative H. emelyae.