Echeveria agavoides 🌱🌵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Among the most striking and easy-to-care-for succulents, Echeveria agavoides stands out as a vibrant, sculptural favorite for both novice plant lovers and seasoned collectors. With its glossy, triangular leaves arranged in tight rosettes, this species resembles a miniature agave, which is why it earned the name “agavoides,” meaning “agave-like.” Native to the arid regions of Mexico, particularly the states of San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo, Guanajuato, … Continue reading Echeveria agavoides 🌱🌵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Enzo Martinelli18/07/202518/01/20262 Comments

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Haworthia marumiana 🌱🌵🌱

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Enzo Martinelli05/11/202131/07/202610 Comments

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My favourite succulents 🌱🌵🌱

This is a summary of the updates I have been posting here about my succulent collection. I am really amazed by how this has grown, and actually survived, my long periods of absence from my flat in London over the past two years. Because of the pandemic my international travel was quite restricted and sometimes I got stuck away from London and unable to get … Continue reading My favourite succulents 🌱🌵🌱

Enzo Martinelli18/10/202118/10/202124 Comments

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Echinocereus rigidissimus rubrispino 🌱🌵🌱

The succulent I am featuring in this post is a bit different from the other ones in my collection, in the sense this is the closest plant I have to a cactus, although in a very small size. I have had this little cutie for more than five years now and it has grown only two thirds more than its original height. The deeper red … Continue reading Echinocereus rigidissimus rubrispino 🌱🌵🌱

Enzo Martinelli05/09/202104/09/20216 Comments

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Lithops hallii 🌱🌵🌱

Originally, these were some tiny plants I bought from an online garden shop, without knowing much about their needs and their botanical name. The only thing I knew was that these are very slow growing succulents that look like little stones. Their name comes from the Ancient Greek for “stone face” (λίθος – lithos, meaning “stone,” and ὄψ – ops, meaning “face”) as one may … Continue reading Lithops hallii 🌱🌵🌱

Enzo Martinelli14/08/202114/08/20215 Comments

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Kalanchoe thyrsiflora 🌵🌱🇪🇸

La pequeña planta que presento aqui pertenece a un género diferente al de las otras de mi colección de suculentas. Esta planta pertenece al género llamado kalanchoe, que en realidad proviene de un nombre chino. Esto significa que este grupo de plantas tiene orígenes en Asia y África, a diferencia de las Américas, que son el lugar original de otras grandes familias de suculentas, y … Continue reading Kalanchoe thyrsiflora 🌵🌱🇪🇸

Enzo Martinelli22/07/202122/07/202110 Comments

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Gasteria carinata variegata 🌱🌵🌱

I bought this plant almost a year ago from a nursery so I can assume by now it has adapted to the new environment where it has been placed. It is the first plant in my collection of this genus of succulents, a Gasteria. This group of plants is characterised by long tongue-shaped thick leaves that store a lot of water to be used during … Continue reading Gasteria carinata variegata 🌱🌵🌱

Enzo Martinelli28/05/202128/05/20211 Comment

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Trengwainton Garden 🌳🌺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Yesterday was one of these typical serendipity situations when you end up in a place without knowing the real reason why you are there and immediately realise you absolutely love it. I just wanted to share with you some of the images of this enchanted and solitary place in West Cornwall that made my day. Nature photography Continue reading Trengwainton Garden 🌳🌺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Enzo Martinelli20/05/202104/06/202211 Comments

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Graptoveria opalina 🌱🌵🌱

This is the newest addition to my succulent collection and, as most of the times, I did not know the name of the variety I was buying. I just liked the idea of adding a new specimen to the collection. I was attracted by the soft colours and the meatiness of its leaves. I learned afterwards that this is what distinguishes this family of succulents, … Continue reading Graptoveria opalina 🌱🌵🌱

Enzo Martinelli02/05/202102/05/20215 Comments

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Haworthia retusa 🌵🌱🌵

I bought this cute little specimen at a succulent fair a couple of years ago and by now it has adapted to the new environment of my flat. It seems it is doing pretty well as many new stems are coming out from its base and next spring I will have to separate the new plants and repot it. For sure the climate in my … Continue reading Haworthia retusa 🌵🌱🌵

Enzo Martinelli08/04/202108/04/20211 Comment