7 Succulents That Are Pretty, Hardy & Perfect for Small Spaces

BY RASNETWORK GARDENING TEAM | NEHA TIWARI

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String of Pearls (Senecio rowleyanus)

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Echeveria ‘Lola

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Haworthia

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Kalanchoe ‘Flapjack’

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Crassula Ovata ‘Gollum’ (aka Gollum Jade)

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Graptopetalum paraguayense (Ghost Plant)

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Aeonium Arboreum

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