Some succulent plants have their growing seasons in our summers, and some have them in our winters, depending on the climates and environments of the geographical locations in which they are indigenous or native. Many sedums are in their growing and blooming seasons now. One of them is the Sedum adolphii, like this one in my greenhouse. Many sedums, including this one, are native to Mexico.
Albucas are interesting little plants that grow from a bulb and have this pretty little three-petaled flower. They come from southern and eastern Africa. The bulbs get fat, growing leaves that look like grass. but when they bloom, that’s when they really show off.
Euphorbia milii is native to Madagascar and comes in many colors and sizes. It’s commonly known as crown of thorns and will bloom on and off all year. This particular one comes from Socotra, which is sort of in the area of Madagascar. It has small stems and branches, more elongated leaves, and these small flowers with variegations of red and yellow petals.
Adeniums are native all over most of Africa and the Arabian peninsula and have been hybridized and grafted to produce many beautiful, different flowers. This one happens to have double-petaled flowers and blooms at odd times all year. But adeniums are considered summer growers, and most of my others grow and are full of nice green leaves in the summer, then lose their leaves as winter approaches, bloom as winter is leaving, and grow those nice green leaves again when it warms up. This one happens to keep most of it leaves all year, has green leaves now, and just now blessed me with three flowers. This is the last of the three.
My cold-hardy cactus outside in the ground are waiting for winter to be over before they green up and bloom. But for now I can enjoy the ones blooming inside.
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