The Best And Most Beautiful Purple Succulents

The world of succulents is incredibly colorful. Pick a color and you will be able to find the succulent to match. Warm standout colors such as purple, pink or red are very popular thanks to their ability to instantly brighten up any space. In this video I will show you some gorgeous purple succulents I grow at my nursery fern farm plants and provide a bit of basic care instruction. Stick around to the end to find out how succulents gain and lose their color. Echeveria purple pearl is the ultimate purple succulent. The color can fade a bit during the summer months but it stays vibrant enough throughout the year. This plant is absolutely stunning and there is no better purple succulent. Purple pearl is however not a good plant for the beginner and quite difficult to maintain if you don't have a greenhouse. It dislikes wet and humid weather and can easily rot or get fungal diseases. This succulent is best kept in pots so it can be moved out of the rain in frost and winter. It will grow to about 12 to 15 centimeters in diameter. Purple pearl doesn't grow pups often but propagates easily from leaves. When it comes to pests watch out for mealybugs and aphids. The soft lilac tones land Echeveria pearl von Nuremberg at number two. It is truly a fabulous cultivar and worth the extra care it needs. Just like the purple pearl, pearl von Nuremberg dislikes too much rain and humidity though it is slightly less touchy than purple pearl. The PVN can be planted in the garden in frost-free parts of the world but it has to be raised on a slope. The size of these succulents can vary based on care but PVN can grow to about 20 centimeters in diameter. The pups only grow occasionally but like the purple pearl PVN is easy to propagate from leaves. The mealybugs and aphids also love this plant. Neon breakers is a fabulous and hardy Echeveria with an attractive frilly edge. It copes well with rain and humidity and can be grown in the garden as well as pots. This Echeveria has a clumping habit and produces many pups every year. It also grows from leaves. Neon breakers will grow to approximately 15 to 20 centimeters in diameter and can create large clumps in ideal conditions. This succulent is not frost hardy and may be best off in pots in cold climates. Beware of aphids as this annoying pest absolutely loves to feed on neon breakers and can be hard to control. Debbie is a pretty and easy to grow cultivar. The color can range from lightly light to purple throughout the year. It will be most vibrant during the cooler months. This succulent is great in frost-free gardens or pots and will grow to about 15 centimeters in diameter. The pups are also plentiful and can create beautiful large clumps. Debbie is as easy to propagate as it is to grow. The leaves have a very high strike rate and the plentiful pups will send roots down in a couple of weeks. It is however unfortunately favorite of the mealybug and aphids and might need some extra care and checking over during the warmer months. Orion is a gorgeous purple giant that can grow to over 30 centimeters in diameter with plenty of offset to create even larger clumps. The color intensity and shades of purple will change throughout the year. Orion is incredibly hardy and will look fantastic in frost-free gardens or large pots or wheelbarrows. It is also not that attractive to pests. All around great plant. Purple delight is a pretty shade of delight with splashes of purple on a compact rosette. This is a spreading succulent that will grow branches ending in a rosette. Purple delight will spread indefinitely if grown in a garden. It is however not frost tolerant and so I would recommend pots in climates with cold winters. It is also easily maintained and does not need much to grow well. Pests are not much of a problem either. All in all a great beginner purple succulent. This kalanchoe is almost weed-like and spreads incredibly fast. It can cover large areas and makes a good tall-ish ground cover where other plants have trouble growing. Fetching koi can tolerate very mild frost but I would not recommend growing it in cold climates where frost and snow is normal occurrence in winter. This succulent is super easy to grow. The only thing that made me doing is pruning. This gorgeous though slightly strange succulent is closely related to the bee at number four. If you like your plants a bit odd then this one's for you. Lilac spoons can grow to about 15 centimeters and has a clumping habit growing lots of buds. It can be a bit of a mealybug magnet but otherwise it's easy to grow in pots and garden. Mardi gras is a variegated cultivar with beautiful green cream and deep purple colors. It is hands down my favorite aeonium. The height of this plant is approximately 30 centimeters and diameter of individual rosettes about 10. Aeonium unlike most other succulents is dormant during the summer months and grows during the cold months. It is suitable for the garden and can handle very mild frost but it is best in pots in climate with freezing winters. Mardi gras is an easy plant to grow. It likes to be watered regularly and does not mind rainy weather. Aphids and mealybugs are particularly attracted to this plant and need to be kept in check. This cool cactus is actually two different plants. We have an article on our website explaining how grafted cacti work. The top stays permanently purple and out of all the plants I've just shown you it is the only one suitable for growing indoors. Grafted cacti dislike hot direct sun and are best grown in bright shade. They also need very little water making it the perfect plant for those of us who get a bit forgetful when it comes to watering plants. These are my top 10 though there are other beautiful purple succulents. purple succulents are no exceptions. The more succulents are stressed better the color. In general cold weather, direct sun, lack of water and lack of space will stress succulents into showing their best colors. But you do have to be careful with stressing succulents as they can die in extremes. It is very likely you will not see a lot of color during summer even if you try stressing succulents but as winter starts creeping in it will start getting more bright. Most succulents should be exposed to the sun to stay colorful and compact but also sheltered from strong sun during heat waves. In short your purple succulents may not be all that purple all year round but will hold color better if exposed to the sun and when cooler weather comes around. And that's it for today. I hope you liked our purple succulents and found the video useful. If you'd like to learn more about growing succulents subscribe to our channel or visit our website www.succulentgrowingtips.com