Thick leaves in a rosette that blushes pink in good sun. Small enough for a desk.
- LightFull sun
- Waterevery 14 days
- CareEasy
- Max height15 cm
- PetsSafe
- HumidityDrought tolerant
How to care
Needs a few hours of direct sun. Water every two weeks, into the soil not onto the leaves.
from₫135.000
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Three glazes on the pot shape picked for this species. One tap opens the studio with that setup — change anything from there.
What it is, and who it suits
A succulent is living geometry: fleshy leaves arranged in an even spiral around a centre, tidy enough to look designed. At around fifteen centimetres tall it fits a desk, a bookshelf, a windowsill. The price of that compactness is one non-negotiable demand: SUN. It suits anyone with an unused south- or west-facing sill, and anyone who forgets to water — this is a plant that prefers being forgotten.
Where to put it, and how much room to leave
This is one of the few species in the catalogue that genuinely needs direct sun — at least four to six hours a day. A south- or west-facing sill is the right place; a desk in the middle of the room is not, however often the photographs suggest otherwise. Run the hand-shadow test: you want a crisp shadow with a hard edge, and if it comes out soft and blurred the spot is not enough. It takes almost no space, about fifteen centimetres tall and as much across, so three or four sit happily side by side in a trough. Avoid only one thing: wedging it between objects with no air movement, because moisture trapped around the leaves is how fungus gets in.
The year-round rhythm
Every two weeks in the warm months, and three or more in the rainy season — this is a plant where watering LESS is watering correctly. When you do, soak it until water runs from the drainage hole, then let the soil dry out completely before the next time; frequent small waterings keep the surface permanently damp, which is the recipe for crown rot. Pour onto the SOIL, never over the leaves — water trapped in the rosette at the centre evaporates slowly and rots the plant from the middle out. Use a dedicated succulent mix, or ordinary soil cut half and half with coarse sand and perlite. It barely needs feeding. Repot every three or four years, and it prefers being slightly tight to being roomy.
Which pot suits it
Size S, almost without exception — with this plant a large pot is a hazard rather than a generosity, because the surplus ring of soil holds moisture around a tiny root system. A wide shallow bowl is the right shape: it matches the shallow roots and dries quickly. Terracotta beats glazed ceramic here. If you want three in one place, use a size M trough and plant three of the same family so they share a watering rhythm. Pale glazes bring out the dusty blue-grey bloom on the leaves, and a succulent is one of the few plants where a geometric pattern on the pot works, because the plant is already geometry.
Three things that go wrong
Stretching, with widening gaps between leaves and the rosette losing its shape: not enough sun, and this is the number one fault. The stretched part cannot be reversed — behead it, let the cut dry for two days, then replant into dry soil, and the new growth will be compact if the new spot has enough sun. Lower leaves gone soft and translucent, as if waterlogged: rot. Remove them and stop watering until the soil is bone dry. Dry brown patches on the side facing the window: sunburn, usually from moving the plant abruptly from shade into fierce sun — move it in stages over a week instead. The good news: this species is pet-safe, and only needs keeping out of reach because some varieties have spines.
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01 September 2026
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