Accustomed to survive in extreme, unusually dry climates, succulents have developed unique adaptations that set them apart from all other plants. There is a huge variety of these plants, with most cacti being succulents, but not all succulents are cacti. They come in a variety of colors and unique shapes, but the typical feature of these plants is the thickened, fleshy, and plump leaves that enable them to retain water in dry climates. These and other unique features make succulents look extremely unusual and sometimes even bizarre, but we must say that these alien-looking plants have a special charm to them. For your viewing pleasure, we have collected 21 of the most beautiful and extraordinary succulents in the world.
1. Crassula alstonii
Origin: South Africa
2. Rose Succulent Greenovia dodrantalis
Origin: Canary Islands
3. Echeveria Barbillion
Origin: Mexico
4. Mermaid Tail Succulent Senecio vitalis
Origin: South Africa
5. Stapelia erectiflora
Origin: South-Eastern Africa
6. Wine Cup Crassula Umbella
Origin: South Africa
7. Climbing onion Bowiea Volubilis
Origin: Kenya
8. Mammillaria herrerae
Origin: Mexico
9. Pageae
10. Living Pebble? Conophytum bilobum
Origin: South Africa
11. Pingpong Ball Cactus Epithelantha bokei
Origin: Texas and Mexico
12. Baseball Plant Euphorbia obesa
Origin: South Africa
13. Living Stones Lithops
Origin: South Africa
14. False Peyote Lophophora fricii
Origin: Mexico
15. Stapelia
16. Namaqua Century Plant Boophone Haemanthoides
17. Starfish Plant? Orbea Variegata
Origin: South Africa
18. Monanthes Polyphylla
Origin: Canary Islands and Savage Islands
19. Trachyandra Tortilis
Origin: South Africa
20. Bunny Succulent Monilaria moniliformis
Origin: South Africa
21. Haworthia cooperi
Origin: South Africa
