A hundred pots of succulents vying in beauty, and every single pot is my royal consort

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Thanks to the author [No Ifs, Juan'er] for theoriginal submissionsharing

Submission date: 2018-04-15

Edited and compiled by: Encyclopedia Jun

Location: Wuhan, Hubei Province

First, a photo dump - some of my comrades in arms! More than half of them are basically already teetering on the edge of the pit! I'm posting this photo because I think it matches today's title quite well. Second from the right in the back row, fifty yuan to play the Eastern Palace Empress for a while, purely for fun, spending money to buy myself happiness haha. I'm the standard type who can spend when there's money and stay home when there isn't!

Times are progressing, but people's hearts are getting harder and harder to figure out. Too many people around me come in a hurry and leave in a hurry. I'm grateful that there are still some friends who can be completely open and unrestrained with me, continuing to move forward together.

Actually, growing succulents is truly a very simple and interesting thing. After work, repotting, mixing soil, pinching off flower stalks, pulling off dead leaves - even just lying there staring blankly at them, you won't feel bored. They are considerate; you don't need to overthink and worry too much. If you treat them well, they will grow earnestly and treat you earnestly in return!

Today let's talk about the succulents on my windowsill. Among the three teams of succulents I grow, this team gets the best treatment - royalty!

Dudleya greenei 'White Chrysanthemum'. Came over from South Korea; they say the mother plant has many years of history. Many people say they can't appreciate her beauty, just like orchid growers appreciate orchids, or hydroponics enthusiasts love water lilies. When it comes to Dudleya, the first one I fell in love with was Dudleya greenei 'White Chrysanthemum'. This thing is expensive, bleeding money - just this 5 cm, and a Givenchy lipstick is gone! But thankfully, after falling into the pit, those things no longer catch my eye. I haven't bought any lipstick or blush since. Just tell me, is this true love or what...

Dudleya farinosa 'Apple Leaf'. Wild American Dudleya farinosa 'Apple Leaf'. Look at the stem - the withered traces of time's vicissitudes. This kind of beauty can only be given by time. When it colors up, it turns red, wrapped in a thick layer of white farina. Even a fairy descending to earth wouldn't be more beautiful than this! But mine hasn't colored up, so it doesn't count as a fairy either. Right now it's just a loser.

Some Dudleya, 'Imperial Sword'? I've remembered three or four hundred varieties, yet I couldn't remember your name alone. How embarrassing! A seedling bought from the girl across from Daxiong. Tender, flamboyant, bathed in sunlight - a bit like youth that doesn't know the taste of sorrow!

Dudleya 'First Frost'. Originally brought over from Yunnan to make up a free-shipping order. When it came back last year, it was basically half-dead, the leaves already frostbitten. After potting, a few large leaves turned to mush, leaving just a tiny bit of the core. I carefully tended to it, and in just three months, it got so much fatter and sturdier, and grew two new layers of leaves. Awesome!!!

Echeveria 'Herbes Bies'. This is a variety I really like, so I grow two pots. This is the second one! You've all seen the first one before - the pink one, sort of its older sister! It has two little pups below. You must grow up quickly. You can stay green, I don't need you to be beautiful, but you can't rot, can't go black, can't die. Stay with me!

Echeveria 'Raindrops'. Also known as 'Tumor Jun', once a highly coveted noble variety, haha! I picked one up cheap in a group buy, so I got it! So satisfying. And this pot - a Jingdezhen handmade pot I snatched from Junjun by force. I love it so much. Because it's expensive, I haven't bought many. Big spenders can buy as they please!

Echeveria 'Jade Cup' x Echeveria agavoides. Among the Echeveria agavoides line, this is one I absolutely love right now. There's also 'Ivory', called Echeveria 'Jade Pearl' agavoides - I grew one, a gift for my son, quietly keeping it for him!

Graptoveria 'Blue Dawn'. This one isn't in great condition, not very beautiful, the dark patterns aren't obvious, and the color isn't seductive enough. But I believe in you - as long as you try, you can be more beautiful!

Echeveria 'Rainbow'. From Graptoveria 'Purple Pearl' variegated to Rainbow, its value increased greatly! I couldn't bear to buy a cluster, so I got a beheaded seedling to play with. Maybe I can grow it into a cluster, and then I'll be happy! Legend has it that it's rather fragile. If it survives this summer, I've given you such a comfortable, breathable volcanic rock pot - you'd better step up! Coming from the three northeastern provinces, it wasn't easy for it!

Echeveria 'Original Gilian'. Just this small cluster, I'd been eyeing it for a long time. I haven't collected many from the Gilian line yet - 'Blood Gilian', 'Blue Gilian', 'White Gilian', 'Pink Gilian', etc. For now I'll just play with the original Gilian. I generally like pure original bloodlines, haha, though I also can't figure out why there are so many.

Echeveria 'Double Berry'. Speaking of the Berry family, this is also a huge family with many sisters, beautiful as flowers. 'Lemon Berry', 'Double Berry', 'Cream Berry' - my home has just three sisters. I'll take a group photo another day! This color isn't red enough or translucent enough yet. I hope it can safely get through summer (????)! I really like it.

Echeveria 'Quiet Night' No. 1. Quiet Night is relatively petite, and this is also a variety I really like. It's just like its name - quiet. Currently this pot has no color at all, not even red tips showing. I'll take careful care of you. I hope you're not too delicate. Following me, you have to be thick-skinned and tough, because in my home only I'm allowed to be delicate!

Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms pot. Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms. How Bai Qian loved Ye Hua, and how Ye Hua sacrificed for Bai Qian, overturning several lifetimes - no one can know. I just simply like this set of pots - fresh, simple, lightweight, breathable!

Aeonium 'Plum Blossom Bardy'. In the Aeonium line, this is a rather special name. A bit gorgeous, yet a bit shy, bending at the waist with head lowered, avoiding my gaze as I stare at it.

Green body red edge 'Spirit Shadow'. Compared to the original Mexican 'Spirit Shadow', she is more delicate and refined. Quietly growing there, red and green alternating, complementing each other beautifully. I want to grow you fatter and sturdier - you need to step up yourself! The Mexican 'Spirit Shadow' next to it is already baring its fangs and claws, ready to burst out of the pot!

Greenovia aurea cluster 'Golden Mountain Rose'. In the rose line, right now I only have you and 'White Jade Egg'. That one is the venerable one in the rose line, the king of roses - I took a fancy to it at first glance! As for you, born a commoner, that also proves the courage in your bones. A rose ball in bud, closing up - that's the posture you should have! (ノ゜?゜)ノ

Echeveria 'Quiet Night' No. 2. This pot is a cracked pot that I really like. Originally it was prepared for the 'Imperial Sword' Dudleya, but it didn't have the fortune - its stem was too tall. I casually gestured and felt you matched better, so just like that, you moved in. At first glance, it's not bad - glowing with warm sunlight, like a group of girls waiting to be married!

My little rascal - this is a succulent I've grown for three years, the darling of my heart!

Hello everyone, I'm Brother Nuo, very happy to meet you here! This woman who loves growing succulents is my mom. She's the goddess of our family - well, goddess... but I love my mom, and like her, I love her succulents. My absolute favorite thing is watering them, but every time I scare Mom half to death, afraid I'll water them to death! Recently, I learned to take photos of them - all kinds of shots, hehe, fun! Okay, time to say goodbye, see you next time!

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