awesome succulents

A curated list of awesome succulent and cactus identification, cultivation, care, and advisory resources.

Succulents and cacti are very popular plants, but information on the internet is wide-spread and sometimes hard to find. As a succulent collector myself I search almost daily for specific topics regarding the care of my plants. This list aims to keep all the good resources together and make growing plants easier.

Legend:

• :green_book: - resource is a book
• :memo: - resource is an article
• :computer: - resource is a website or blog

Contents

• Identification & Advice
• Encyclopedia
• Cultivation
• Growing
• Propagation
• Pests & Diseases
• Communities
• Inspiration
• Contributing
• License

Identification & Advice

Awesome people who help identifying your plants and giving all kinds of good advice.

• :computer: Dan's Plants - Dan is a very dedicated succulent collector/obsessor from Northern England who helps identifying succulents for everyone and gives all kinds of advice.
• :computer: Cactustic! - This is a blog of two friends who help identifying your plants and give advice. They also post interesting photos of they own plants.

Encyclopedia

• :computer: Succulent-Plant - A very detailed list of all succulent species with photos, descriptions and some trivia.
• :computer: LLIFE - Good encyclopedia covering all succulent species with photos, description and cultivation tips.
• :green_book: Cacti and Succulents - Illustrated encyclopedia
• :green_book: Succulents: Illustrated Dictionary - An illustrated dictionary book of succulents (excluding cacti)

Cultivation

How to care for your plants.

Growing

• :memo: How to Grow a Cactus From Seeds - Detailed article with illustrations for each step on how to grow cacti from seeds.
• :memo: Raising Cacti From Seed - Another article on growing cacti from seed, but with real photos and a slightly different approach.
• :memo: How To Grow Succulents in Artificial Light - Detailed article from expert Ben Thorton which covers all topics around growing succulents in artificial light.
• :green_book: Succulents Simplified: Growing, Designing, and Crafting with 100 Easy-Care Varieties - Recommended book by the community on growing and crafting succulents.

Propagation

• :memo: Propagating Succulents - A short, yet very helpful article on propagating succulents from leaves with photos.
• :memo: Propagate Succulents from Leaves - Another article on propagating succulents from leaves with illustrations.

Pests & Diseases

• :memo: CactiCare - Good article which helps you diagnosing pests and diseases.

Communities

Communities usually cover all topics from posting photos of their own plants to any kind of advice.

Reddit

• :computer: /r/succulents - Awesome community which helps in all kind of succulent related topics: identification, general advice, or just sharing photos of their own plant.
• :computer: /r/cactus - Great community dedicated to the discussion of Cactaceae species and hybrids.

Inspiration

Some good inspiration for arranging your plants or just looking at beautiful succulents.

• :computer: cactusandsucculents - Lots of photos of cacti and succulents
• :computer: happy succulents - Tumblr blog with beautiful photos and all kinds of advice.
• :computer: Succulent Love - Instagram account of all sorts of succulent arrangements.
• :computer: The Succulent Guy - Instagram account of a succulent vendor, posts beatiful photos of his plants.

Contributing

All sorts of contributions are very welcome :cactus: Let's make this awesome together!

License

Cactus illustration by freepik.