5 Favorites: Pinkalicious Succulents
Ask anyone in my family and they will confirm that I love the color pink. For instance, you could consider a small succulent-filled container that you bring indoors during the colder months.
Photograph by Lana Von Haught courtesy of Kathleen Ferguson from New Glamor for Old Hollywood: A Visit to Howard Hughes’ Garden
This wonderfully colored hybrid with pale powdery pink leaves was hybridized by Don Worth, a photographer and succulent breeder in my home town.
Echeveria ‘Afterglow’
Orange red flowers emerge in the summer but for me it s more about the fantastic leaf color
Echeveria ‘Perle von Nurnberg’
A pair of sweet ‘Perle von Nurnberg’ rosettes (lower right). Hardy in USDA zones 9b-11, it can also thrive indoors if kept near a sunny window.
Photograph by Meredith Swinehart, from 10 Easy Pieces: Best Succulents.
Relatively new on the plant scene, this easy and durable Sedum celebrates a tricolor effect of pink, white and smoky purple, with hot pink margins. In the fall, you can trim it back after the flowering stops and even divide it up in the spring to make more of this stellar Sedum.
Sedum ‘Dream Dazzler’
Photograph of Sedum ‘Dream Dazzler’ via Wasco Nursery & Garden Center.
AKA ‘Pink Ice plant’, this curious succulent from South Africa is underrated but very charming.
Oscularia deltoides
A 2-inch pot of Anacampseros telephiastrum f. variegatum ‘Sunrise’ is $5.49 at Mountain Crest Gardens. Full sun to light shade is best for vibrant color.
Anacampseros telephiastrum f. variegatum ‘Sunrise’