Growing succulents into bunches of grapes, with sparkling leaves that make the neighbors envious

Many gardeners' succulents turn a dull "vegetable" color as soon as the weather heats up, looking completely lusterless. It's really hard to grow succulents as plump, juicy and fruit-like in summer, but if you choose the following varieties to grow, it's much easier, and even non-experts can make them shine!

Red Berry

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Red Berry is a mini version of Sedum rubrotinctum, also known as Little Cranberry. Compare it with grapes and it's even glossier than a grape!

Look at the picture below, are you sure they're really not grapes?

Propagation and Care

Red Berry can be propagated by leaf cuttings or by pinching off stems for cuttings. In summer, give it morning and evening sun and the color will become even more translucent

Honey Peach

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Honey Peach belongs to the genus Conophytum in the family Aizoaceae. It looks so much like a peach that it was named Honey Peach, not only in color and shape but also because its surface seems to have a layer of white fuzz, a 99.9% resemblance!

Honey Peach is green when young and gradually turns red later on. Isn't that just like the growing process of a peach?

Propagation and Care:

Honey Peach will shed its skin, and after natural shedding it goes dormant in summer. Just avoid intense sun and control watering. It blooms in autumn, and you can use a cotton swab for hand pollination, then it will set seeds to sow next year!

Purple Rice Grains

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Purple Rice Grains is a succulent in the genus Portulaca. At the mention of Portulaca, everyone should know how easy it is to grow, a single "grain" can grow into a full big pot!

The newly grown leaves of Purple Rice Grains are green, then with sun exposure they get more and more purple the longer you grow them, really just like purple rice!

Propagation and Care:

Pinch off a head and it can be used for cuttings, one plant quickly bursts into a small pot. No special care is needed in summer, just avoid intense midday sun, and watering about once every 3 days will keep it glossy and shiny

Sedum pachyphyllum

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The fairly common succulent Sedum pachyphyllum actually looks so much like the "Lady Finger" grapes we often eat in summer. If one weren't in a pot and the other on a tree, you really couldn't tell them apart

But surely some gardeners will say: why does my Sedum pachyphyllum look different? That's because you've grown it leggy, not enough light and too much water

Propagation and Care:

Sedum pachyphyllum can be propagated by leaf cuttings. After that, keep it in a sunny spot and water about once every 3-5 days. In summer it has no obvious dormant period, so as long as it isn't exposed to intense sun, it's still quite easy to get it looking its best

Bulb

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Bulb is also in the genus Conophytum, and has another name, Mount Fuji. It commonly comes in green and red, crystal clear and translucent, you just want to poke it!

Put it next to grapes and it looks like an unripe little grape, with no sense of incongruity at all~

A fully red Bulb, with a slightly purple tint, looks even more like a grape

Propagation and Care:

Bulb is mainly propagated by sowing. It grows in spring and autumn, and during summer dormancy its surface has a layer of old skin that blocks sunlight and keeps moisture inside. We just need to put it in a ventilated, shady spot. Once dormancy ends, the old skin falls off on its own

Maughanii

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Maughanii is also called Ruby, and looks very much like our Ruby plum, so it also has the name Red Plum

Maughanii is also a succulent that sheds its skin, usually in spring and summer. The new skin is green, and with the same care it turns red

Propagation and Care:

Maughanii is propagated by sowing. It sheds its skin 1-2 times a year. It goes dormant in summer and needs controlled watering. In August, when the temperature difference between day and night gets bigger, it starts to wake up, and you can gradually return to normal care

These fruit-like succulents

Just looking makes you hungry

Do you have any at home that look like fruit

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