5 Easy Outdoor Succulents (& How to Care for Them!)

Take your succulents into the great outdoors! Annie shares her top 5 easiest outdoor varieties and the basic care info you need to start a succulent rock garden. Find the perfect succulent variety for your garden!
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Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
00:44 Spreading Ground Cover Succulents
01:55 Best For Full Sun
03:28 Best Winter Interest
04:28 Large Outdoor Succulents
05:20 Best For Flowers
06:00 Outdoor Succulent Care
06:55 Sun
07:40 Succulent Garden Soil
09:09 Watering Outdoor Succulents
10:12 Outro

[@Myrtuscommunis]

I love Opuntia. I have 3 plants in my garden in the middle of Germany. Last winter we had -21°C an they are still alive.

[@annieschreck7938]

Thank you so much for sharing! I love hearing how succulents do in different climates!

[@pennylane9155]

Lots of great info as usual! Thanks Annie!

[@Mountaincrestgardens]

Glad it was helpful!

[@D.Frasure]

Thanks for sharing your experience.I have officially just been schooled :)

[@sedumzz3289]

Further sorting of sedum: Petrosedum - The "reflexum" kinds, and others that have pine-needle like leaves Hylotelephium - Die back every year, most are grown in outdoor gardens as a perrenial, rarely as a groundcover Phedimus - Scalloped leaves, some die back and are used as groundcover

[@annieschreck7938]

YES! Fantastic summary of the new Sedum genera! As a bit of a "splitter" myself, I hope these names become common enough that we in the nursery trade can start using them as the primary name on listings. Sort of a chicken and egg problem though. And who knows, maybe we'll get tender Sedum and frost hardy stonecrops split one day too :D

[@sedumzz3289]

@@annieschreck7938 Yes I hope so too!! This way people won't get confused if their sedum is hardy or not! It would be kind of weird though, considering some Phedimus isn't as hardy and others are super hardy..

[@ilovemydobermans5143]

Thanks for the summer discount code… think hubby will notice 24 new succulents? 😂

[@christinarockett2270]

Thank you. I am going to get more succulents.

[@Madkalibyr]

What the heck! How was o not subscribed to this channel before! I’ve bought a few bundles from you guys and love them and I need to get more! I’m swimming in information and trying my best to organize my thoughts and knowledge :)

[@Mountaincrestgardens]

Yay! Glad you love our plants and happy to have you here now too! Annie

[@Sherman1862]

Yay Annie!!!! Good Job! I love watching your Videos! I can't wait to get the 5 trays of Assorted Succulents, Rossets & Cacti from you!!!! ; )

[@bobbiechinn9578]

Very good thank u!

[@Sazbot]

Great and informative! ❤

[@Mountaincrestgardens]

Thank you!

[@rubyeller1762]

Can you do a video on Lithops?? I just bought some from MCG and want to know better how to care for them!

[@annieschreck7938]

Absolutely, it's in the idea queue! In the meantime, have you read the care info here? mtncr.co/livingstone Tldr: real gritty soil, rarely water.

[@Ryklian]

Thank you for the videos, you are always so informative and your enthusiasm is infectious! I have so many questions about planting succulents outside, but the main ones are whether I need to replace all the soil or just mix gritty succulent soil with it (I'm in zone 6a, typical Midwest dirt here!) and how deeply do I need to do that? If I have a weed barrier down, would that inhibit semps and sedum from spreading?

[@annieschreck7938]

Thank you and such great questions! I'm ashamed to say I'm not familiar with Midwest soil, but assuming it's not clay you can likely use it as-is, just mounded into berms. If it is a heavy, poorly-draining soil, you'll need to add at least 50% mineral grit by volume, mixed to a depth of about 6". I'd also recommend ensuring you have 6" or more of soil on top of the weed barrier to ensure rapid drainage and prevent rot. Succulents' soil needs are much more flexible in-ground than in a pot, but you can find a lot more succulent soil info in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m37adqSlp9Stbq8

[@sharonawaldschmidt3622]

I live in zone 10 currently moving to zone 9, not a huge difference but 9 can get a little snow. Zone was the first thing I checked when deciding where to move, then I looked at crime rates, lol I am looking at my plants differently now, how do I change their care. Who needs to stay in pots to be pulled into a green house or indoors in winter and who will thrive outside year round, who will still love summer, who could now go outside?

[@Mountaincrestgardens]

First, I'd strongly recommend talking to other people growing succulents in your area, as they'll know your new growing conditions and seasonal weather patterns better than I. That said, in my experience the soft/tender succulents that can handle light, brief frost when they're dry are things like Jade Plants (Crassula ovata), some Agave, Aloe juvenna, Aloe nobilis, and Echeveria agavoides. Then there's the whole world of frost-hardy succulents like Sempervivum (Hens & Chicks) and some Sedum. Keeping plants close to a building and/or covering them with a sheet can also be the minor difference that protects a succulent from frost damage. Here are the varieties I'd recommend for Zone 9: mountaincrestgardens.com/explore-all/?_bc_fsnf=1&Cold+Hardiness%5B%5D=Zone+9+%2820F%29&Cold+Hardiness%5B%5D=Zone+8+%2810F%29&Cold+Hardiness%5B%5D=Zone+7+%280F%29&Cold+Hardiness%5B%5D=Zone+6+%28-10F%29&sort=alphaasc And I welcome input from anyone reading this who has experience with Zone 9 succulent growing! All the best, Annie

[@LaCasadelosCactus]

😍😍😍

[@01hienzys]

Great video!! Is there any way you can give me the approx sq ' of the garden you are standing in front @ 9:09 -10:12 of the video? Also the plants you have in that particular garden? Thank you 🤟e

[@Mountaincrestgardens]

Thank you! That bed is about 12'x7' and it holds a mix of Sedum, Sempervivum, and Delosperma.

[@hogwallowsoaps]

Hi Annie, can you please tell me what some of the fastest growing Hens and Chicks that you have? Thank you!❤️😎🪴

[@annieschreck7938]

The woolly, arachnoideum types tend to produce heaps of offsets and develop into nice colonies. Here's a link to all the Hens & Chicks that produce lots of chicks each year: mountaincrestgardens.com/sempervivum-hens-chicks/?_bc_fsnf=1&Special+Characteristic=Lots+of+Offsets&sort=bestselling&page=1

[@hogwallowsoaps]

@@annieschreck7938 I’m in Texas. Zone 9a. :)

[@mirandusings]

Who knew plants could grow outside?!! lol Great video!

[@DefinitelyNotAFerret]

Ikr!! I’m as shocked as you

[@vanschermerhorn7167]

What is coarse sand ? I could only find play sand .

[@Mountaincrestgardens]

Coarse refers to the size of the grit. Play sand is a bit fine (small grit) for succulent soil. You'd be better off with a coarse builder's or paving sand, if you can find it.

[@xXLunatikxXlul]

Are these outdoor succulents able to be grown in Canada?

[@Mountaincrestgardens]

Some can, depending on where you live! You can find your hardiness zone here and only plant varieties hardy to your zone or lower: planthardiness.gc.ca/?m=1

[@xXLunatikxXlul]

@@Mountaincrestgardens thank you! Much appreciated.

[@vanschermerhorn7167]

Where or how to get succulent or cactus catalog ?

[@Mountaincrestgardens]

We're an online nursery (we ship throughout the US) with a fully online catalog, available here: mountaincrestgardens.com/explore-all/

[@KAIXN14]

do rainbow cactus count?

[@annieschreck7938]

Rainbow Cactus (Echinocereus rigidissimus ssp. rubispinus) can tolerate short, light frosts but we don't consider it one of the truly frost hardy cacti. But in zone 9+ you could grow it outdoors!

[@KAIXN14]

@@annieschreck7938 ok thanks Annie

[@miriamdondonan3]

Please focus on the succulent once in a while. We want to know how they look. Thanks.

[@elliottlamb6806]

Yo! There’s a pride flag in the garden near the beginning of the video ☺️

[@marciaweisel1176]

Volume down. Thank you. Incompatible music continues. Annoying. You are adorable and informative. Music not needed

[@Mountaincrestgardens]

Noted, thanks!

[@SJKurd]

flag 👎👎👎👎

[@Volkswagenitalia.]

Some people are gay. Get over it.

[@snoken8981]

Fkn pride flag made me leave 1 min in!