Wild succulents are everywhere, every one plump as a meat bun - should you dig them up or not?

Wild Echeveria

Echeveria is the most common succulent variety and the first to enter the market - you can even see it by the roadside. Thinking back to three years ago when an Echeveria cost over ten yuan for a small one, I really lost out!

Look at its condition - the leaves are twice as thick as cultivated ones, it's like a sturdy little baby, and it even has color. It's really hard to grow them like this at home~

The succulent below, which looks a bit like Echeveria 'Minima', should be an Echeveria species - it's just too cute. Although I want to dig it up and take it home, it might not maintain this condition back home, so I'll just forget it...

Wild Graptopetalum paraguayense

Everyone knows Graptopetalum paraguayense is easy to grow - it seems it's a genetic advantage. Look at this patch of wild Graptopetalum paraguayense, it's actually covered the entire roof!

According to the netizen @ who discovered them, this patch of Graptopetalum paraguayense grows on the roof of an abandoned house and can grow into a full patch in just a short time. Truly, the power of nature is the strongest!

I have to say it's just too beautiful. With scenery like this, could you bear to destroy it? I think just admiring it is enough~

Wild Sempervivum tectorum

Stumbling upon such a large patch of Sempervivum tectorum, I couldn't believe my eyes! Maybe the seeds accidentally fell here, or maybe someone deliberately planted a few, and they grew into such a large cluster - so spectacular!

There are quite a few more nearby, big and small, at least 50 or so~ every one with red tips, I'm so envious of this condition!

They're even growing in the cracks between rocks. Since I already have a Sempervivum tectorum at home - though it's not in as good a condition as the wild ones, I raised it myself with hard work - I'd better not be too greedy~

Wild Mountain Rose

Seeing this Mountain Rose, I finally understand why it's called "Mountain" Rose - a single one is as big as a washbasin, and in great condition, with colors like a seven-color flower!

Such a beautiful Mountain Rose - we haven't seen any wild ones in China yet, but they're fairly common abroad. Gardening friends living overseas can "encounter" one~

Wild Sedum pachyphyllum

This Sedum pachyphyllum growing in rock crevices looks a bit thin, with a little red on the leaf tips, which shows it's in decent condition. But this time it's not as nice as the ones I grow at home, mainly because of insufficient nutrients~

Come on, let's admire a batch of Sedum pachyphyllum grown at home - a proper pot of white rice, those with trypophobia should scroll away quickly~

Wild Orostachys

When it comes to the most common wild succulent, it has to be Orostachys - you can find it all over the country, not only in the wild but also on rooftops. It can even grow on the roofs of old rural houses!

Dig one up and you get a whole pile. Despite its ordinary looks, once you plant it at home it'll survive without any care, and it can keep blooming~

Orostachys is the flowering "fighter jet" among succulents. Other succulents only bloom a few flowers, but this one goes all out when it blooms - after blooming, all its nutrients are used up. You could say it blooms with its life~