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How to grow succulents

September 8, 2019
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Maintenance, Plants, Propagation
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Posted by Parveen

Propagating succulents

Succulents are one of the easiest of plants to propagate!  Depending on the species of succulent,

  • they can grown from seeds;
  • you’re able to create mini me’s from their leaves/stems; or
  • set off wee cute little baby versions of them themselves and which are aptly called pups!

From leaf

Pick one of their leaves, leave the wounded end to dry (called callousing) for about a day then put them lying flat onto a “propagation” tray.  All you have to do is to buy a shallow plastic tray bought from your hardware or garden store and fill it to the top with some well draining potting soil mix and some perlite mixed in for better drainage.  You don’t want your soil too wet given that they are succulents.  The potting mix I love to use is Debco’s Terracotta and Tub.

Balcony garden

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Kew

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Kew

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Carprobrotus rossii - Vermont South

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Aeonium

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From seeds

Although I personally have not tried this way of propagating, you’re able to buy some quality seeds from reputable online nurseries in Australia.  Be aware of quarantine restrictions.

Sedum-dragons-blood

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String of pearls - Vermont South

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Brighton

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Ashburton succulents

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From pups

This is probably my favourite way of propagation as it doesn’t involve much effort or planning at all!  Basically all you need to do is to invest in a mother plant and wait for the plant to produce pups over time.  Then all you have left to do is to get a clean knife and severe the pup cleanly from the mother’s root and plant the pup in its new spot.  Over time, you’ll have heaps of them!

Inspiration

As a garden designer based on Melbourne, Victoria, Roraima nursery is one of my favourite spaces to go to for inspiration.  Another one of my favourite spots is GardenWorld in Braeside which has a large cacti and succulent display at their garden centre.  I would highly recommend anyone addicted to succulents to visit the above spots!!

Other resources

Hungry for more information on succulents and just learning about them in general?

Then check out the following write-ups which could assist!

Succulent Cutting propagation

Growing succulents from seeds

Everything you need to know about succulents

In the meantime, visit my past projects below which also squeezed in some beautiful succulents!

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Kew

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Sedum adolphii - Vermont South

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Brighton

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Ashburton

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Refer to our packages for further detail on how we can help you in the consults and subsequently throughout your garden implementation process.

Do check out our other articles on other plants such as aquatic plants.

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I love the fact that they continue to share their enthusiasm and garden updates with me whenever they can.  Really brightening up my day whenever I hear from them and seeing how the garden continues to mature! 💚⁠⁠
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The backbones to this garden were strong so we kept the large trees and resurfaced the deck, modernising it's look (but remaining consistent with the house). ⁠⁠
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Styled with some new pots and added new undergrowth plants that will survive the shade and heat in this garden, after properly documenting and understanding what didn't work in the past.⁠⁠
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So here you have it - a layered approach using curves (which I love and keeping the original structure of the garden intact (why waste money and some plants you can reuse)!⁠⁠
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And yup - I've used some of my usual favourites in this one - see if you can spot them! ⁠⁠
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Garden Statues and Ornaments.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Do you Garden Statues and Ornaments.⁠⠀
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Do you have any in your garden?⁠⠀
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I love seeing these in my client's gardens as they are heaps of fun and add so much personality into a design!⁠⠀
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This lovely creation was by a client's parent who loves creating 3D mosaic pieces and came all the way from NZ!⁠⠀
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Do try styling your outdoors with some wonderful pieces like these and it really doesn't have to be something new - upcyle and use your imagination to create something wonderful and unique!⁠⠀
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Have a go and let me know what you come up with! 💚
Grasses.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ One element to design I real Grasses.⁠⠀
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One element to design I really love using is to incorporate different types of "grasses" into my designs⁠⠀
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I find them easy going maintenance wise and if used properly, quite visually and physically textural.⁠⠀
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Here is an example where I've used about 5 types - from broader leaved versions to thin and wispy flowering types! A couple of my favourite's have a quirky "Mr It" type effect! ⁠⠀
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Which grass types appeal to you? And what do you love about them? 💚⁠⠀
Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to be Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. ⁠⠀
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Beginning makes the condition perfect ... and anytime is a perfect to play in your garden! 💚
Do you have a favourite nook in your garden that y Do you have a favourite nook in your garden that you can relax in?⁠⠀
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Perhaps somewhere to read a book or a magazine or to just laze about?⁠⠀
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These things are important when designing your garden as it's not only about creating something special to look at but also creating a space to be part of and to immerse yourself in. ⁠⠀
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What is your favourite gardening spot and how do you spend time in it? 💚 ⁠⠀
A snippet from a favourite design from 2020! ⁠⠀
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Completed last Sept and about to arrange for some professional shots of it soon!⁠⠀
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Probably the best part of the design for me was to see my client's fervour around building the nautilus feature and actually making that happen!  You'll have to see it in real life to believe it as it not only looks amazing but gives her a sense of pride whenever she drives home!⁠⠀
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No more a boring front garden with a square grassed area but something unique to come home to, surrounded by plants that make her happy and a garden she loved designing for herself! 💚
This is one thing that continues to fascinate me!⁠⠀
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I LOVE it when ferns unfurl.  It's almost magical and done with such grace of movement!⁠⠀
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From the alternating leaf pattern, the prominent lateral veins to the spores that finally appear underneath their leaves, it's so well planned and amazing!⁠⠀
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Isn't nature simply beautiful!!? 💚⁠⠀
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What's your favourite fern?
Feature pots for smaller spaces or courtyards. ⁠ Feature pots for smaller spaces or courtyards. ⁠⠀
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The decision is a little trickier than you would initially think but here are some tips that can help!⁠⠀
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🌿Colours - lighter to make the area larger⁠⠀
🌿Size & number - would also depend on what you intend to plant and the aesthetic you'd want to create but if space is really limited I'd perhaps chose a single reasonably sized pot (to facilitate good root growth) that would allow for some layering of plants⁠⠀
🌿Opening - what  I mean by this is the "mouth" of the pot.  This has practical implication for on-going repotting and maintenance.  The wider the opening the easier to repot down the track!⁠⠀
🌿Texture - i love the earthy ones as they feel natural and similarly anything with laid stone or are handcrafted just adds that something extra but these tend to be expensive!⁠⠀
🌿Type - chose the look that compliments the overall style and aesthetic for your space.  For example, you'd not want to chose an ultra modern geometric pot for a farmhouse style cottagey space!  The pot here was chosen to compliment the earthy paving colour and was in line with the shapes of other structures in the courtyard!⁠⠀
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What are your key styling tips!  Do share! 💚⁠⠀
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⁠Slow and steady gets there eventually!⁠⠀
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Finally my dwarf senecio has got to a reasonable size and is looking very adorable at the moment!⁠⠀
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What especially I love about it is that it has a rounded growth and almost 'shines' at night against the moonlight which is why I've planted it next to the path!⁠⠀
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What's your favourite succulent? 💚⁠⠀
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