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A selection of choice succulents and favorite combinations for the landscape from author Robin Stockwell.

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*Agave* ‘Blue Glow’ fronting A. ‘Blue Flame. Photo: Katie Elzer-Peters

Clockwise from top: *Agave weberi*, *Yucca valida*, *A. filifera*, and A. ‘Cornelius’. Photo: Robin Stockwell

A close up of *Aeonium* ‘Cyclops reveals the translucence of the leaves. ‘Cyclops’ rosettes grow to18 inches across and each stem will quickly grow to about four feet tall, taking on a sculptural form as stems branch. Photo: Sara Shoemaker Lind

*Aeonium canariense*, A. ‘Cyclops’, and *Aloe plicatilis*. Photo: Robin Stockwell

Hummingbirds flock to crimson aloe flowers in winter. Photo: Katie Elzer-Peters

While there are not many succulents that grow taller than three feet, there are a number of aloes that offer height in the landscape. This aloe, *Aloe barberae* (syn. *A. bainesii*) is the tallest of all the species and can reach heights of up to 50 feet in time.

A tapestried planting of *Echeveria elegans*, *E. derenbergii*, *Sempervivum* ‘Purple Fuzzy’. *S.soboliferum*, *S. calcareum tectorum*, and a purple leafed hybrid *Sempervivum*. Photo: Robin Stockwell

*Echerveria secunda* in moss rock. Photo: Robin Stockwell

*Echeveria elegans* produces flowers in summer. Every three to four years, dig and remove all of the offsets from the mother plant and replant individual plants about 12 inches apart. Photo: Sara Shoemaker Lind

Clockwise from top: *Aeonium canariense*, A. ‘Cyclops’, *Senecio mandraliscae*, and *Calandrinia grandiflora*. Photo: Robin Stockwell

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