I grew up with a cactus garden.  It was originally a passion of my fathers, but after he passed my mother always kept his cactus garden running alongside our driveway.  Sometime in my adulthood, and owning my own house, I decided it was time for my own cactus garden.  Cactus are a bit “prickly” and not the easiest to warm up to.  I eventually became curious about succulents.  Possibly due to their eccentric and other-worldly shapes.  Plus how can you not warm up to Hens n’ Chicks, Donkey Tails, Baby Toes, Flapjack and Teardrop?  I think now my curiosity has morphed to admiration, fascination, and obsession.

I won’t claim to know a whole lot, as I am learning everyday.  So while I will post my thoughts, finding and failures….I’ll also give you some helpful links:

Guide to Succulents – Lots of information, terminology and a huge library of plant names and good pictures for identifying.
Identify Your Succulent – A gallery of succulent plants to assist with identification of commonly-grown succulent plants.