These unique succulent plants are guaranteed to blow your mind!

Kalanchoe tubiflora

Also known as the stick-leaved bromeliad and the stick-leaved phoenix, it belongs to the genus Kalanchoe in the Crassulaceae family. The leaves are slender, fleshy, stick-shaped, and many adventitious buds grow on the leaf edges, like little butterflies resting on them, which is very cute.

Why is it called the Phoenix or the Phoenix? This is because after these little butterflies grow and mature, they will separate from the mother plant and fall to the ground. As long as there is soil and a suitable environment, they will quickly take root and grow. That is to say, if you plant a butterfly in spring, you can harvest a lot of little butterflies before autumn.

Everything has its limits. This interesting habit bothers many succulent lovers because they grow so fast!

Shot Glass

The plant in the picture below that looks like a small wine glass is also a kind of succulent plant. Its name is Crassula umbella 'Wine Cup', a cute fleshy plant of the genus Crassulaceae. Its fleshy leaves are like wine glasses, and the edges of which curl upward like lotus leaves to form the shape of wine glasses. The red flowers are strung in the center of the leaves, which is very curious.

Senecio pendulus

Let’s take a look at this strange flower. If I don’t tell you, you will definitely not believe that it is a relative of our common chrysanthemum. Yes, this comrade called loach palm is a good flesh of the genus Senecio of the Asteraceae family. Their tiny leaves withered and dried up very early, and they are like small thorns on the fleshy stems that are segmented like cucumbers. The fleshy stems grow flat on the ground. The epidermis is gray-green with dark green linear vertical stripes, which looks like loaches running around in the soil, doesn’t it? !

TonyCrassula alstonii

This small green lock dragon looks a lot like a bunch of poop! Especially in the arid rocky beaches of South Africa where it originates, its color blends in with the surrounding environment, and if you don't look closely, you might mistake it for animal feces. The thick white leaves are alternate, closely arranged, and have a rough, grainy surface. It has small beige flowers, which are very cute.

Crassula 'Buddha's Temple'

The overhead view of this succulent looks like a monster with its bloody mouth wide open, ready to eat people. It is called Square Tower, and belongs to the genus Sedum in the Crassulaceae family. The gray-green leaves are rough and granular, and the leaves are opposite and arranged in close layers. When viewed from the side, it looks like a tower, which is very mind-blowing.

Greenovia Aurea

The good flesh in the picture below is called mountain rose, which belongs to the genus mountain rose of the Crassulaceae family. It is known as the "rose that never fades". The rose-like part is not the flower, but its leaves. The fleshy leaves of mountain rose are alternate and arranged in a rosette shape. In the hot season, they will enter a dormant period. At this time, the leaves will be tightly wrapped together, like a bunch of rose buds about to bloom, which can usually last for several months.

Trachyandra tortilis

It doesn’t have an official Chinese name yet (in fact, many succulent names are commonly accepted). This kelp-like alien plant belongs to the genus Lilium and grows in the Namaqualand region of South Africa. Its broad leaves are curled in big waves and can show a dazzling pink color as the seasons change. It’s very fashionable, isn’t it?

Synaptophyllum Juttae

Another "alien succulent plant", Synaptophyllum Juttae, is a cute plant of the Aizoaceae family. The specific epithet commemorates Jutta, a German female botanist who did research in Africa. It is the only species of the genus Synaptophyllum and is distributed in Namibia. The fleshy opposite leaves of this species are clasping and covered with wax, which are bright red when in good condition, so they look like wax drops.

Echeveria 'Etna'

This plant has always been the most feared by many succulent plant lovers (especially women). Its cabbage-like leaves are covered with tumors and look like the Great Rift Valley in East Africa or brain flowers. By the way, it belongs to your favorite Echeveria genus of the Crassulaceae family.

Desert Rose

This conceited gentleman with a big belly and red flowers is called Desert Rose Adenium Obesum. Please note that this is not the rose of the Rosaceae family. Desert Rose belongs to the genus Adenium of the Apocynaceae family. It grows in dry desert areas. In order to adapt to the water-scarce environment, the highly fleshy trunk will accumulate water, and the leaves will fall off and enter dormancy, making it look bare, but its flowers are amazing!

Tillandsia xerographica

This lady with dyed silver curly hair is actually very domineering. She is a member of the genus Tillandsia in the Bromeliaceae family, and is distributed in Mexico and Guatemala. She is an air plant that does not need soil and can grow lushly and bloom bright flowers just by absorbing moisture and nutrients from the air. It is a wonderful plant.

Bronze Dragon

Everyone has seen cacti, it's not uncommon, but have you ever seen one that grows several stories high? The bronze dragon Browningia candelaris of the genus Candelabro Cactus is so domineering. Its English name is Candelabro Cactus, which means "candlestick cactus". Obviously, this is a large-scale cactus of the rich...

Euphorbia obesa

These green, sea urchin-like creatures are called cloth-patterned balls. They are classic and beautiful members of the Euphorbiaceae family. The stripes are their eight longitudinal ridges, and there is a row of small protruding blunt teeth in the middle, just like they were knitted. The cloth-patterned balls are indeed as their name suggests.

Tecticornia bulbosa

Isn't this kind of meat that looks like the Michelin Tire Man very cute? This kind of meat grows in the saline-alkali zone on the coast of Australia. The internodes are fleshy and swollen, like a string of steamed buns, with various colors, and it is so fleshy that it makes people want to take a bite.

Haworthia truncata

The "giant" thing in the picture below is actually a pot of a group of Haworthia truncatum, also known as Jade Fan, which belongs to the genus Haworthia of the family Monochamus. The fleshy leaves are opposite and arranged in two rows in a fan shape. The top of the leaves are translucent, rough or smooth, as if cut by a knife. This is the structure of the "window surface". In their place of origin, their entire body is covered with sand, leaving only the window surface exposed for photosynthesis.

Aloe polyphylla

Don't call me king! Call me Queen! ". Aloe Queen is the most domineering aloe in the world, no doubt about it. It reigns over the small country of Lesotho in southern Africa. It stands proudly in the frost in winter and remains unyielding in the high temperatures in summer. Its kingly demeanor is admirable. What is even more amazing is that its leaves grow in a regular spiral shape, which is graceful and elegant, and you will never get tired of looking at it.

Tephrocactus geometricus

This kind of succulent that looks like a ball of Haagen-Dazs ice cream is called Narashino, a cactus of the genus Paperthorn. The scientific name means "gray-green dynamic cactus with a sense of geometry". Once this thing comes out, many succulent friends will have a refreshed impression of cacti~

Aloinopsis schooneesii

This cute creature with anemones growing on its head has a very Chinese name, Tang Shan, a good body of the genus Turbot in the Aizoaceae family. Because of its old age, it has considerable fleshy tubers, and the triangular spoon-shaped objects covered with small black spots are its leaves. Of course, the anemones are naturally its flowers. Is there really a plant that can grow anemones? (doge)

Sedum dasyphyllum

This cute pink ball in the picture below has poisoned countless innocent succulent lovers. It is the Star Beauty, a common small potting grass in the Crassulaceae family. But this one is obviously an old wild stump. Its pinkness makes all flesh feel ashamed of itself, and it makes us all willing to worship it!

Green Bamboo Eulychnia castanea f. varispiralis

This majestic and powerful thing that "stands tall and proud" is called green bamboo, a cactus of the genus Eupatorium. It has a huge root and a good body born from horticultural cultivation. It has many nicknames: Candied Haws, Caterpillar, Calabash Brothers, etc. No matter what you call it, it is just so awesome.