Wild succulents are everywhere, every one of them plump and chubby. Can digging them up and taking them home save you money?

In recent years, succulents have been incredibly popular. Every day there's some new variety, expensive collector's plant, or old-stem specimen. Ugh... ever since I fell into the succulent rabbit hole, my wallet has been in constant danger. But recently, Huahua has come across lots of wild succulents. So should I dig them up or not?

Wild Echeveria

Echeveria is the most common succulent variety and also the first to enter the market. To think you can even see it by the roadside! Considering that three years ago an Echeveria cost a dozen or so yuan for a small plant, I really lost out big time!

Just look at its condition. The leaves are twice as thick as those of home-grown ones. It's practically 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 'Little Red Riding Hood', should belong to the genus Echeveria. It's just too cute. Although I'd love to dig it up and take it home, it might not keep this condition once relocated, so I'd better just leave it alone...

Wild Graptopetalum paraguayense

Everyone knows Graptopetalum paraguayense is easy to grow. It seems this is down to genetic advantage. Look at this patch of wild Graptopetalum paraguayense, it has actually covered the whole roof!

According to the netizen @Blue Lotus Picker who discovered them, this patch of Graptopetalum paraguayense grows on the roof of an abandoned house and can spread into a whole carpet in just a short time. Truly, the power of nature is the greatest!

I have to say, it's just too beautiful. With scenery like this, could you bear to destroy it? Huahua thinks that simply enjoying it is enough~

Wild Sempervivum tectorum

Coming across such a large patch of Sempervivum tectorum, Huahua could hardly believe her eyes! Maybe the seeds accidentally fell here, or maybe someone deliberately planted a few, and they grew into such a huge cluster. It's so spectacular!

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

They even grow in the cracks between rocks. Since Huahua still has a Sempervivum tectorum at home, and although it's not in as good a condition as the wild ones, it was painstakingly raised by my own hands, so I'd better not be too greedy~

Wild Mountain Rose (Greenovia aurea)

Seeing this Mountain Rose, Huahua finally understands why it's called "Mountain" Rose. A single one is as big as a washbasin, and its condition is excellent, with colors like a seven-colored flower!

Such a beautiful Mountain Rose has not yet been seen growing wild in China. It's fairly common abroad though, so flower lovers living overseas can "happen upon" one~

Wild Sedum pachyphyllum

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

Come on, let's enjoy a round of the Sedum pachyphyllum we grow at home. It's a proper bowl of white rice, so those with trypophobia had better scroll away quickly~

Wild Orostachys

When it comes to the most common wild succulent, it has to be Orostachys. You can see it all over the country, north and south. Not only does it grow in the wild, it also likes to climb onto rooftops. It can even grow on the roofs of old rural houses!

Dig up a bunch in one go. Don't be fooled by its plain looks; once you plant it at home, it'll survive even if you ignore it, and it will keep blooming~

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

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