Succulents

If your succulents are dying, the cause is almost always water: too much of it, sitting against the roots, in soil that doesn't drain. Mushy, yellow, translucent leaves point to ro

Well draining soil for succulents is the single biggest factor separating a plant that thrives from one that quietly rots at the roots. Succulents store water in their leaves and s

USDA hardiness zones tell you the coldest temperature your area typically hits in winter, and that single number is the difference between a succulent bed that survives January and

Types of potting soil matter more for succulents than for almost any other houseplant, because a mix that holds water too long is the single fastest way to kill an aloe, agave, ech

Succulent potting soil is the single biggest factor in whether a succulent lives for years or rots within a season. These plants store water in their leaves and stems so they can g

Snake plant types are mostly variations on a small number of Sansevieria species (now reclassified into Dracaena by botanists, though nurseries still sell them as Sansevieria), wit

Sansevieria canaliculata care comes down to three things this plant demands and won't compromise on: bright indirect light, soil that dries out fast, and a hands-off watering sched

Sansevieria Black Gold is a snake plant cultivar with dark green, sword-shaped leaves edged in a wide golden-yellow band. It's a variety of Dracaena trifasciata (the plant most peo

Euphorbia milii, better known as Crown of Thorns, is a spiny, drought-tolerant succulent from Madagascar that keeps blooming small red, pink, yellow, or white bracts through most o

Gasteria liliputana is one of the smallest members of the Gasteria genus, a thick-leaved South African succulent that rarely tops 5 inches across even at full size. It's a slow gro