Fun Facts About the Blue Pearl Succulent In My Home Garden

Fun Facts About the Blue Pearl Succulent

Blue Pearl Succulent in a Container Landscape

The first question I had was ‘what is a Graptoveria’. Luckily, when I brought the plant home it had a tag on the container. This is a hybrid cross that originated from a combination of Echeveria and Graptopetalum or Echeveria x Pachyphytum. The plant displays shades of pink and orange when grown in bright sun. Mine is totally putting on that display after 2 months in mostly full Ohio sun. Apparently, the plant will produce yellow star-shaped blossoms on a tall stalk each year. As it gets older it grows long, bare stems, but can stay short by pruning. I also read it is easy to propagate so stay tuned! It appears the plant is usually sold individually rather than the cluster I brought home. I also had a hard time finding a photo of the one I have under the name ‘Blue Pearl’. My ‘Blue Chalksticks’ ( senecio mandaraliscae) came upon numerous searches.

This plant will spend the winter in my geodesic biodome. I did read the Blue Pearl can take some freezing temperatures but I am not going to change it. If you don’t have a greenhouse or a dome you could easily keep this beauty in a bright sunny window of your home just do not overwater. This plant likes to be dry and not swimming in water.

Planting Directions

I have had my plants (see photo) in a terra cotta container all summer long. The container has great drainage and the soil is potting mix with 50% pumice. I also used a pretty stone as the mulch on top. When you do water be sure to water deep and let the plant-soil completely dry out before watering again.

I can’t wait to show you how I am going to re-root the stem cuttings later in the season. If you don’t see my post about how to do this be sure to reach out to me on my site.

Playing with Succulents in the Dome VLOG

This post features my playing with succulents in the dome vlog. Check out the video which has tips and tricks for planting succulents.

Make Your Own Succulent Soil and Planting

In this post I share everything you need to make your own succulent soil and planting. Find the complete video along with images on this post.

Rare Tour of Cactus and Succulent Collection

In this post I share my rare cactus and succulents growing in Ohio. These are plants that will not survive without protections from winter in the north.

Unboxing Succulents and Cactus From Mountain Crest

In this post I share a video featuring the unboxing of new succulents and cactus from Mountain Crest. Check out the video and list of unique plants below. Unboxing Succulents and Cactus Video Every time I do an unboxing on a vlog it feels like Christmas! Don’t you just love to see new plants as they arrive. I TOTALLY love it!!!! The video feature below you will see what the succulents and new cactus look like as they arrive. These products were sent during one of the hottest weeks of summer 2021 .. you won’t believe how these succulents and cactus plants looked at arrival. See Video Below: https://youtu.be/N4A3MOcsPfg You can find this video on my Bren Haas Youtube Channel. If you have questions or concerns please scroll down and send me a message. Succulents and Cactus Highlights Isn’t it fun to get new plants to grow in your home or garden? I spent $40 for some unique new succulents and cactus I hope to have for along time. It is so much fun adding new things to my collection. Below is the list of new succulents and cactus plants I purchased: Mammillaria blossfeldiana x 1 Salsa Verde – Sedum makinoi Grey Stonecrop- Sedum pachyclados Red Wiggle- Sedum ochroleucum Irish Bouquet – Aeonium lindleyi var. viscatum String of Dolphins – Senecio peregrinus Japanese Golden Sedum- Sedum makinoi ‘Ogon’ Calico Kitten – Crassula pellucida f. variegata Now to pick a favorite! They all look amazing so I am totally recommending this site based on todays delivery. Be sure to follow me to find out how these grow in my home garden. I’ll be putting these succulents and cactus out in my dome greenhouse. Thank you for stopping by my website today! Let’s Connect Have you ordered succulents or cactus online before? I would love to hear about your experience so reach out to me at the link below. Looking forward to sharing with you how these plants grow for me in Ohio so stay tuned! Happy Succulent and Cactus Collecting, More Succulents and Cactus Succulents and cactus are so frickin cool! I’ve been collecting and growing them since 2004 but I really didn’t get the bug until I had a greenhouse. Here are some of my favorite post about my collection.