She adds that the bright blue house looks great as a backdrop for succulent plantings designed by Laura Eubanks. It's great to have a vintage or antique teacup, but it shouldn't be without drainage holes. You can take a special container with you to the nursery, or keep it handy when you shop online. Aloe vera is 99 percent water, and it comes in more than 400 species. Depending on which type of succulent it is, how cold the temperatures are, and how long the frost stays, leaves may be damaged only at the tips or fall to mush.