Succulents and Cacti

Growing great cacti, including tips for both desert cacti and the forest cacti.

How to grow healthy succulents and desert plants, including tips on watering, light levels and temperature.

How to grow plants from the Aloe genus, including Aloe vera and other decorative Aloe plants. Aloe vera is highly prized for its medicinal qualities.

Tips on how to grow agave species as houseplants, including advice on watering, sunlight, and propagation.

Tips for growing desert rose plants. These are beautiful plants with swollen stems and striking flowers, but their sap is poisonous.

Tips on how to grow the popular donkey's tail succulent plant, including advice on watering, feeding and propagation.

Tips on watering, light and feeding for growing the popular Echeveria succulents.

Tips on how to grow the Gasteria genus of succulents, including information on propagation and cultural requirements.

How to grow Haworthia succulents inside.

Tips on growing the popular jade plant, including watering, feeding and light levels for the best performance.

How to grow both flowering and non-flowering Kalanchoe plants, including the popular K. blossfeldiana. Tips on watering, propagation and light.

How to grow "living stones" plants, including tips on their annual growth cycles and watering needs.

Tips for how to grow the pencil cactus as a houseplant, including tips for propagation, light levels, and a warning to avoid the plant's toxic milky latex.

Tips on how to grow and propagate the popular Sempervivum succulents, including guidelines for warmth, repotting, and watering.