Succulents on the terrace

You’ll know I’m rather partial to a succulent or two, and so having been relatively ‘starved’ of ogling other people’s succulents when I saw these perched on the wall overlooking the main lawn at Standen, it didn’t take me long to be standing in front of them.

And I wasn’t disappointed.

dusky pink terracotta what's not to like

I mean, who could be disappointed with the dusky grey pink variety above or the pink, orange and yellow flowers of the one below.

a flowering succulent

And that large rosette. Pure heaven. Though my succulents tend to do this, and migrate to the edge of the pot. I’m glad that that is usual behaviour, however frustrating that may be.

migrating to the edge of the pot

But I think the one that stole the show was this pretty, pale pink flower. How delicate, and how exquisite. And even better it let my iPhone capture its detail - always a winner for me.

a flowering cactus
looking down onto the pretty pale pink flower
who knew succulent flowers could be so pretty

That was quite an unexpected succulent fix, but one that I didn’t realise I would enjoy quite as much as I did.