Your succulent may be in serious trouble if the roots appear dead or darkened. These beautiful succulent plants can become overgrown, elongated from insufficient light, or infested with pests. It's time for the guillotine. This technique exposes each leaf's surface area to light. This increases the plant’s ability to photosynthesise. The pale color is due to the plant's inability to form chlorophyll - the stuff that gives leaves their green color.

There are several ways to propagate succulent plants. Most common plants prefer to hang out in the middle of that triangle near clay loam or medium loam. For the first month of their growing cycle, offsets require a warm, dry area that is not in direct sunlight. Aeoniums that live in dry and hot climates will exhibit curled and droopy growth. However, during the drought season, the excess roots dry up and break off from the main plant to prevent water loss. So, exposing the plant to extremely high temperatures can interfere with its survival mechanism.

Katie Christensen, Desert Theater's designer of beautiful succulent container gardens, created this one. Although I'm biased, the Desert Theater display garden, which showcases plants from Desert Theater nursery, was designed by Steve McDearmon and Katie Christensen, Miss Katie's Garden. Miss Katie brings a feminine touch to succulents. Dudleyas, related to echeverias (rosette succulents from Mexico) are collectible novelties that sell for up to $100 apiece. D. brittonii and D. pulverulenta both native to Mexico have flowers that grow on the tips.

Hanging planters allow you to make the most of vertical space, and give your garden or succulent collection more depth. You can add pumice directly to the soil after creating the tunnels. This will not cause any damage to the roots. If the roots, or the soil around them, are wet then air can't get through. If the older why did my succulent turn black roots are rotting, remove them, so they do not contaminate the water quality. Find some old soup ladles that you can paint. But make sure it is not poisonous.