Red has many meanings, love, courage, anger, passion, desire, etc. The common point is it means passion in all those cases.
You need passion to love something or be angry at something. So many things in your environment can bring you these feelings too, including succulent plants!
Growing red succulents in your garden makes the garden inviting and colorful. Likewise, these plants help to brighten and uplift the spirit of your outdoor space.
What to expect? In addition, red is also an excellent gift you can give and it shows passion to the gift recipient. Keep reading for more on succulents with red flowers and how they help make the home look interesting.
Types Of Succulents With Red Flowers
1. Flaming Katy Kalanchoe
The Flaming Katy Kalanchoe might be the most beautiful blooming succulent – and this is a statement that many flower lovers around the world, would agree with.
The plant gets its name because of the flaming, bright red blooms that occur in the winter after it has matured.
This plant is what you need for those bleak winters and to cheer you up!
And if blooming beauties weren’t enough, the plant produces quite a few flowers. It truly is one of the most vibrant succulents with red flowers.
If you don’t know what the plant looks like without blooms, it is just as fabulous.
It’s got thick, waxy, lush green leaves that have beautiful serrated edges that lure you in like a jade plant.
But you should not allow the plant to bloom the first time it blooms itself!
This will increase the possible risk of you having inconsistency in the next blooming cycles.
What To Do – If your plant hasn’t bloomed yet, put it in a dark place until it has its first flowers. The ideal time is at the beginning of winter, usually late October.
2. Barrel Cactus
Barrel cacti are the best red succulent options for outdoor gardens.
They will add some color to what could easily be an otherwise dull backyard.
Barrel cactus prefer warmer weather, like in southern states, like Texas and Florida.
You can also grow Barrel Cactus indoors, as long as your home has enough sunlight. Otherwise, you would need to purchase an artificial grow light.
When barrel cactus grow to full maturity they take on a cylindrical shape, hence the name “barrel”. Barrel cactus, an annual plant, blossoms in the early summer months.
Barrel cactus thrives in well-draining soil. If you choose to put it in a pot, make sure that you use a well-draining medium, so it doesn’t cause you problems.
And like other types of cacti, barrel cactus is fairly resilient, but should be watered at least once a week during the summer and late spring.
However, if your area receives a lot of rain you would not have to worry about watering.
In Winter – Barrel Cactus also goes dormant. The plant shuts down nutrient intake so it can devote its energy to required life functions. This is an adaptation that gets them through the worst of the winter months.
All in all, Barrel Cactus is the perfect combination of attractive and resilient, and with proper care, it will last you until your children become teenagers! And it blooms consistently.
3. Christmas Cactus
The Christmas Cactus is called the Christmas Cactus because it flowers at the end of the year.
It is a large group of succulents that will bloom with color – many, many vibrant blooms, including beautiful red blooms that usually last for up to eight weeks.
Unlike other cacti, these do not originate in dry areas and are from Brazil, which has tropical climates.
That other necessary component to the perfect environment is moisture and humidity.
If you want blooms, you will have to water them.
For spring and summer, you should water once a week.
In fall and winter, water them less, once every two weeks or less, but no less than 10 days.
Christmas cacti also need dark environments to flower. Make sure you keep these succulent buddies dark for a space up to 14 hours.
If you live in a hot area with temperatures more than 55 oF, your plants will need two more hours before flowering.
Here is the other crucial detail. Mid-October, so get ready to properly reduce watering and reduce sunlight, these plants will start to “bud” in 6 to 8 weeks, then back to sunny spot and wait for production.
4. Euphoria Milii
Euphoria Milii is a red succulent that flowers beautiful little button-shaped flowers growing on the ends of its leaves; it is a native of the East Africa island of Madagascar.
Regional being the Crown of Thorns. Since it’s a tropical succulent, it can handle the heat seen in Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, etc.
If you live in the cold north, this plant can only be kept in indoor gardens.
For the BEST blooms you have to be growing this plant in a severely sunny location. Outside is best or in a spot on your kitchen window sill that gets transplendently good direct solar radiation to get the most colorful red flowers.
Additionally, if you do not have a great window location you might need to consider some grow lights.
5. Torch Aloe
As the name implies, it is related to Aloe Vera, which is a plant known for its healing qualities.
However, it is much brighter than its visually bland cousin, it actually has a beautiful orange and red bloom that flowers in the winter.
Torch Aloes are tough plants with spear-shaped leaves and wonderful cone flowers.
It can grow up to ten feet tall in perfect conditions. It’s a medium plant that can be used both indoors and outdoors.
If outdoors, your garden must have nutrient-rich and well-draining soil. If you are keeping your plant indoors, purchase a good potting mix.
The Torch Aloe doesn’t mind sun, but it can take partial shade also. It can’t take soggy soil. Soggy soil will increase your risk of getting root rot and leach critical nutrients.
Don’t Forget – Always dilute your fertilizer before applying it to this plant. As the plant approaches flowering, cut down on or stop nitrogenous fertilizers to stop vegetative growth and promote flowering.
6. Huernia Zebrina (Lifesaver Plant)
Do you need a uniquely shaped, stunning, red succulent?
Meet Huernia Zebrina and also known as the Lifesaver Plant!
This cool succulent comes from southern Africa and loves sun and hot weather.
It has light petals with a few stripes on the corolla, then a reddish soft-textured ring in the middle called an annulus.
It’s also a creeper, so get ready to stake it. What I love about this plant, is you do not have to be a plant person.
All you need is a well-draining growth medium to plant it inside, and in the garden it just needs to have a sunny location to bloom.
7. Sempervivum Tectorum
Sempervivum Tectorum is also called Hens and Chicks. It’s another great succulent, which has nice red flowers and can be grown inside or outside.
The flowers are in the shape of rosette flowers, but aren’t super impressive.
It’s actually called Hens and Chicks because of the little offsets that appear from the parent rosettes (Hen = Parent, Chick = offspring).
The Latin name – Sempervivum Tectorum means, “Live Forever”. It is called this because it is able to produce offsets, which means it will give the impression of a continuance for as long as it is alive.
8. Baby Sun Rose
Baby Sun Rose is a small succulent plant, but it can give a big impact for your overall decor, both indoors and outdoors as a succulent.
It’s also known as Aptenia cordifolia and has bright green and very small foliage and puts out small red flowers during late spring and early summer.
It’s cool how the flowers open in afternoon and close at night.
A fully grown Baby Sun Rose is six inches tall, yet it can reach two feet across with good growing conditions.
Because of their small size, Baby Sun Roses will be an excellent fit for your hanging floral arrangements.
When you are growing them in pots, always make sure that soil and especially the pot has drainage holes.
Do not overwater the soil or potting mix because this will encourage root rot, make sure to let the soil dry before watering.
Speaking of Nutrients – Use diluted water-based feeds or slow-release fertilizer every six months.
9. Burro’s Tail
Burro’s Tail is a bit of a perplexing plant – some confuse it for being non-blooming, though it puts out gorgeous red flowers in summer.
Still, it blooms intermittently.
You must grow the succulent in bright sun if you want it to bloom.
That said, it becomes difficult, as the growing area must be in full sunlight, with no shade.
The good news is that they are beautiful plants even without the flowers. With their long pale green trailing stems and delicate tendrils.
10. Echeveria Black Prince
Most people grow Echeveria Black Prince because the beautiful foliage comes in several colors:
- deep purple
- dark brown
- and black
So the red flowers are in addition to an already stunning succulent.
Like Sempervivum Tectorum which produces rosettes, The Echeveria Black Prince flowers in the winter if it is mild.
If it is severely cold, then the blooms come in early spring.
Lastly – The Echeveria Black Prince is a favorite of numerous pollinators. If you like to observe birds at close range, you might want to grow it.
Wrapping Up
Red is a powerful color, regardless of whether you see it as a symbol of good fortune or bad omen.
This color can convert an unexciting moment into something worthwhile, and its capable and bold nature represents strength and courage.
For straight beauty, the Flaming Katy Kalanchoe cannot be made a runner.
The Barrel Cactus is a good choice if you are truly a black thumb, otherwise you should be just dandy with all of choices outlined above. Good luck planting!ing!