Last week we shared a gorgeous party on our blog that consisted of mainly succulent textures and other organic elements. I thought you might be interested to know a little more about the succulent floral variety.
Just as greenery adds an extra special touch to an arrangement or decor setting, succulents give a desert-like, organic vibe to the decor and flowers they're paired with. The "succulent", fleshy aspect of this plant comes from its water-storing features, as an arid climate desert plant. You'll find succulents mainly in areas of high temperatures and low precipitation, like deserts, tropics and subtropics, but sometimes you might find them near dry lakes or sea coasts.
Succulents' water storage mechanisms give them a variety of interesting shapes and leaf forms; some of my favorites are the fuzzy donkeytail, which has a great light gray silver tone with a brown edge (gorgeous with Dusty Miller too) , and the Echeveria, which looks like a little rosette and is probably the most common cut succulent used in arrangements.
If you're interested in growing succulents at home, make sure you give them lots of light during the day and plenty of water during the summer. Be careful not to overwater the plant during the winter, it only needs water about once every other month! An interesting thing to note is that succulents come from desert climates, so they are used to very hot days and cool nights... so don't be worried about cold temperatures at night.
Here are some of the succulents we love and that we get from our local grower in LA, "The Greenery". If you ever head down to the LA Flower Market be sure to stop by to see some of their cut varieties.
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Title: Wildwood Flower: Carter Family cover (LiliAna Rose)
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The Carter Family classic. This video has two takes--the first, without the proper picking pattern (whoa alliteration), and the second, done "right." I think the first version suits me better. What do you think?
Oh I'll twine with my mingles and waving black hair
With the roses so red and the lilies so fair
And the mirtles so bright with the emerald dew
The pale and the leader and eyes look like blue
I will dance I will sing and my laugh shall be gay
I will charm every heart in each crown I will sway
When I woke from my dreaming my idols were clay
All portions of love had all blown away
Oh he taught me to love him and promised to love
And to cherish me over all others above
How my heart is now wondering no misery can tell
He's left me no warning no words of farewell
Oh he taught me to love him and call me his flower
That was blooming to cheer him through life's dreary hour
Oh I long to see him and regret the dark hour
He's gone and neglected his pale wildwood flower
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