I have two other Abies concolor here (I know, there’s evidence of my former“everything in threes” insanity again), the other two grown naturally, unshorn, and therefore quite different-looking. I won’t tell you what I paid for the big guy, all thick and a perfect pyramid and already near 10 feet tall when he came to me to live on my hillside of a backyard, among the crabapples and a giant island of ornamental grasses. The others were scrawny little things, maybe 3 feet high, though each is more than 15 tall now.The white, or concolor fir, a Western American native species ranging from Colorado to Southern California, New Mexico and into Mexico, can grow to 100 feet in the wild, apparently, but in a garden setting you are more likely to see it get to 30 or maybe 50 feet in time, and half as wide.Its long needles, which are particularly silvery-blue in the cultivar ‘Candicans,’ curve outward
20 Pretty Succulents that Change Color
04.07.2023 - 09:57 / balconygardenweb.com
You might have seen these fleshy plants in a shade of green mostly, but there are Succulents that Change Color according to sunlight exposure, watering, and temperature. Find out the best ones in this article.
Sun, water, and temperature play a vital role in determining the color of succulents. These plants take their best color when exposed to more sun and might appear dull and pale if they don’t get proper light.
Similarly, keeping the succulent underwatered or in a slightly stressed state, for example in bit root bound pot, will bring out the colors. Watering them regularly will make them appear deep green.
Temperature also plays a significant role in the shade of these plants. Some succulent varieties change the color of the foliage in the cold season.
Botanical Name: Aloe dorotheae
Sunset aloe changes its color to light green in partial shade and fierce shiny red in full sun. The foliage develops white spikes beside its edges when exposed to bright light.
Botanical Name: Aeonium haworthii ‘Dream Color’
Also known as ‘Dream Color,’ this showy succulent offers a rosette of spoon-shaped fleshy leaves with a creamy-yellow center that slowly changes into the bright pink-orange color with a thin rose-red band at the margins.
Botanical Name: Crassula capitella
This branching succulent has fleshy yellow-green leaves adorned in bright red tips. The color will get more intense in winter in response to cool nights and bright sun.
Tip: For best leaf color, provide full sun with some shade by saving the plant from mid-day heat during hot months.
Botanical Name: Sempervivum Heuffelii ‘Chocolate Sundae’
‘Chocolate Sundae’ offers beautiful rosettes with bright red tips and a lime-green center. The red hue turns more intense according to the
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