http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/forums/showthread.php?p=175060#post175060 This is a continuation of this post, thank you lorax for the advice and help where to put it. I agree with you and I have already looked at some of the plants you suggest: Lithops Olivacea Euphorbia Flanaganii Euphorbia Suzannae Euphorbia V. Cristata The rest of them I will have to take a look at as I don't have them on my list. Here is the entire list I have so far: Crassula Brevifolia Crassula Buddha's Temple Crassula Columella Crassula Dorothy Crassula Finger Crassula Gollum Crassula High Voltage Crassula Hobbit Crassula Marchandii Crassula Susannae Cymbiformis V. Angustata Echevaria Doris Taylor Echevaria Multicaulus Euphorbia Flanaganii Euphorbia Suzannae Euphorbia V. Cristata Fauearia Madisgascariensis Haworthia Coarctata V Greenii Haworthia Cooperi Haworthia Cymbiformis V. Angustata Haworthia Elizeae Haworthia Herbacea Haworthia Reinwardtii Haworthia Retusa Haworthia Truncata (MUST HAVE!!!) Haworthia Viscosa Lapidaria Maragaethae Lithops Olivacea Pachyveria Royal Flush Stomatium Agninum V. Integrifolium Stomatium Beaufortense Stomatium Niveum Stomatium Suaveolens I really want a crassula or two, will list which ones to get advice on them when I find them again. Also, as I plan this "garden, what would be the best way to do it? Open garden designed to drain and let all of them grow kinda together? Put them in individual planters and drain them all that way? I plan to design the garden so that there is a drain below the garden/planters so I can water them all when needed and still get the drainage I need. I can also overwater so that minerals and other stuff from my tap water do not build up even though I have extremely soft water. GH and KH are below 1 degree each. I will post the basic design idea as soon as I get one I like. I know that things will change depending on what plants I decide on finally but it gives and idea as to what the next step is.
Here are two ideas I have for layouts for the indoor garden. The front will be shorter plants and the back will have any taller ones. Like Crassula Buddhas Temple as it gets rather large and I don't want it to shade out any of the smaller ones that might be around it. I know, very ambitious but I want to make it that way to have a large variety of succulents and if needed, give them their own little "environment". I have not decided if I will seperate all the compartments, have planters in every spot or just leave it open yet. I am leaning toward seperating them just to allow for more specific watering of certain ones that need more or less water and ones that prefer a much sandier soil than others and visa versa. Anyway, any thoughts? Comments? Suggestions? Plant ideas for sections? New layout added, I like the third one the best so far. Not as busy and have a more appealing design, to me anyway.
You could also set this up like a zen-style garden; many smaller pots hidden in a larger bed of white sand or white gravel. This way you'll get the most out of the strange bansai-tree effect of the mature Crassulas, and it will really show off the other succulents.
Well, i haven't put much thought in any kind of garden design, but heres what I have. Surrey, BC, same Zone, artificial lighting, too. I'd tell you what I have, but I just don't know (*sigh)! if you do, will you share? keep in mind that it's 11:30 pm now, so I don't have the flourescents on. this space is only two TV tables side by side, with a stone gargoyle in between.
The cacti, I'm not so hot on. The succulents I can help with. In pic #1, the tall succulent at the back, as well as the first succulent in the front row, are Aloes of some description. Next to the front row Aloe, with "00" on the pot, is an Aeonium. The far left succulent, as well as the low succulents in th elarge pot with the big aloe, don't have enough detail to make a good guess. In pic #2, the leggy succulent in the dark green pot is Crassula or a Crassula x. The multipot has Crassula and maybe Echeverria or rosette Sanseveria. The one that looks like beads is Senecio rowleyana, and the aloe-looking one on the far left is an Aloe. Pic #3 deals more with the Crassulas and the Senecio.
Well that at least tells me that they can grow under artificial light rather well. Thank you! How much lighting are you using? Wattage? Light types? Bulbs types? Anything will help me get this set up. Right now I intend on starting with a simple 4 foot light fixture with two 40 watt bulbs in it. Of course the bulbs will be some type of grow light or have a spectrum of 6500-7500K with a good CRI. If I need more light I may just put a second 4 foot fixture in there or try to find a 3 or 4 bulb fixture.
