Celebrating the Joy of Succulents subscriber Brody Scotland says her home and its lovely, low-cost succulent garden are a result of "artists and weirdos"-herself and husband Ben-who love bright colors. All succulents are designed to take advantage of environments where little water is provided, making sparse watering necessary. Did you realize that succulents can not absorb nutrients if their water pH is too low? Remove the entire leaf including the base. Use sharp, sterile scissors to remove your Trachyandra plant's selected leaves. You want to remove as much as possible from the leaf.