15 succulents known as roses that never wither, the last 2 are just riding the hype
Roses are a symbol of love. Rose flowers are beautiful, but they wither easily. Among succulents, there is also a group of "roses" that may not be as brightly colored as rose flowers, but as long as they are cared for properly, they will stay open all the time, unlike rose flowers that fade in an instant. Below, Xiaojingzhi Life will join you in getting to know these succulent "roses."
1. Mountain Rose
Mountain Rose is the representative of succulent roses. The more famous ones include four major varieties: Golden Mountain Rose, Jade Ball, Large Mountain Rose, and Hairy Mountain Rose, and each major variety has quite a few different smaller varieties under it. It can be said that every variety has its admirers. Mountain Rose generally goes dormant in summer, and during dormancy the leaves wrap tightly together, looking very similar to rose buds. When the growing season arrives, the leaves spread out into a rosette shape. One thing to note: Mountain Rose dies after blooming, so you can remove the flower stalk as soon as it first appears.
2. Rose Aeonium
Rose Aeonium does not refer to one exact variety, but rather a large collection of Aeoniums that, once in their colored state, all look more or less like roses and are hard to tell apart. Rose Aeonium originally generally referred to Copper Kettle, and later such plants as Shaoxiu, Purple Velvet, Golden Rose Aeonium, Halloween Aeonium, and Plum Puddy were all called Rose Aeonium too. Every so often, an expert releases a chart specifying the true names of these Rose Aeoniums, but their real differences are simply too subtle and too hard to distinguish, so it is better to just call them all Rose Aeonium.
3. Cute Rose
Among succulent roses, this is the only one that does not turn red, but it is the cutest rose succulent. Cute Rose has the typical shape of a rose flower, with green leaves, and once in its colored state the leaf color becomes gray-blue or gray-white. It easily forms old stems, branches easily, and grows quickly. When Cute Rose first appeared, one plant cost several dozen or even over a hundred yuan. Because it is easy to propagate and grows quickly, in a very short time it dropped to just a few yuan per plant, making it one of the fastest depreciating succulents.
4. Pamir Rose
Pamir Rose also has a somewhat fancier name: Zi Chi Bai Lian. Pamir Rose easily produces side branches. At first the side branches are very long with tiny heads, and the leaves wrap tightly around them, like little white claws clenched together. Over time, the tiny heads slowly grow larger and form clusters, and once in their colored state the leaves take on a slight reddish tint. Very beautiful.
5. Small Ball Rose
Small Ball Rose, also known as Dragon's Blood Sedum, is a low-growing plant with a delicate appearance. It often grows in a creeping form, easily forms clusters, and is often used as a groundcover plant around pots. The leaf edges of Small Ball Rose are wavy in shape and have red margins. Depending on temperature changes, the leaves vary between green and red. In autumn and winter, the whole plant takes on a purplish-red color, with tips like rose buds. Clustered Small Ball Roses are very spectacular.
6. Rose Lotus
The leaf color of Rose Lotus is a slightly translucent light green, and when in its colored state the leaf edges and leaf ridges turn a very vivid red. Rose Lotus leaves have a small number of fine spines, truly a "rose with thorns."
7. Wild Rose Essence
Wild Rose Essence has a name more familiar to everyone: Pinecone Black Claw, though on Taobao it seems Red Claw is called Wild Rose Essence. It is a small rosette-type variety, easily forms clusters, and branches easily. The leaves are slightly thick and egg-shaped, with pointed tips, and the leaf tips easily turn red. The leaf color is pinkish-green. Once in its colored state, the leaf color becomes powdery blue-green, and the red tips are especially striking.
8. Anna Xavier Rose
Also called Anna Rose. The leaves are wrinkled and relatively thin, and easily wrap up into a small cabbage-like shape. Normally pinkish-blue, it turns pinkish-purple once in its colored state, very beautiful.
9. Rose Lady
This is not the Rose Lady from the movies! It also has a romantic name: Romantic, haha. Rose Lady's leaf surface ranges from dark green to light green, the leaf margins are pink and slightly translucent, and the back of the leaf is yellow-green. Once in its colored state, the leaves gradually turn pink to brownish-red and carry a pale yellow-green, truly worthy of the name Romantic.
10. Lemon Rose
The fresh and delicate one among succulent roses is none other than Lemon Rose.
11. Ocean Rose
The Ocean Rose plant is rosette-shaped, with wavy leaf margins that have red edges, and ice-blue leaf surfaces. It really does have a bit of an ocean flavor.
12. Black Rose
This one feels a little intense, but of course everyone has their own preferences. It is hard to find information on this one.
13. Pomegranate Rose
Here is a fresher one. Pomegranate Rose is somewhat similar to Jiwa Lotus; both have green leaves and red leaf tips. Once in its colored state, the front part of the leaf has a larger area of reddening or scattered blood-like spots.
14. Rose Black Rabbit
This one is purely a succulent riding the rose hype. It does not look like a rose at all; it clearly looks like rabbit ears.
15. Desert Rose
Unlike the fleshy-stemmed and fleshy-leaved succulent roses above, Desert Rose has a fleshy root and is mainly grown for its flowers. It blooms all year round, and there are all kinds of flower colors. However, Desert Rose does not originate in deserts, and its flowers do not look like roses; only the name overlaps.
The above are 15 succulents with "rose" in their names. Due to the limited energy and ability of Xiaojingzhi Life, mistakes and omissions are unavoidable. I would be very grateful if everyone could point them out in the comments.
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