Penny’s By Plaza Flowers
Voted Best Florist In Philadelphia, our professional floral designers at Penny’s By Plaza Flowers are well equipped for National Floral Design Day! We offer a wide variety of floral options, green plants and gifts! Same day local and nationwide delivery is available. Our company is a family owned and operated floral design firm. We provide local same day and express flower delivery service anywhere in the Norristown, Pennsylvania area. Our firm has been voted “Best Florist in Philadelphia” on numerous occasions. We operate multiple floral design centers in the Norristown area. Our Plaza Flowers location is located at 417 Egypt Road, Norristown, PA 19403. The Penny’s Flowers location is at 263 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, PA 19038.
Succulents from Penny’s By Plaza Flowers are a great choice for summer decoration!
Cool Camper Succulent
Succulents
The succulent is a trendy plant currently. These unusual plants are used as decorations for home gardens and patio pots typically but now people are now even including succulents as wedding decor. Very durable, the succulent can survive in some of the hottest climates. Most of these plants come from Africa and Central America where the climate is very hot and humid.
Almost every continent grows some variety of succulent. The only known exception is Antarctica which of course no surprise you will not find any there. If a continent suffers from yearly severe drought like say Australia, you will not find as many succulent plants. Surprisingly though, some varieties can go an amazing two years without any water. They make excellent indoor potted plants as they require very minimal care.
Succulent species like most varieties of plants have preferences as to where they are placed. Some succulents like to be indoors and some much prefer to be outdoors. As you are shopping, below are just a small number of types of both indoor and outdoor succulents. Of course the professionally trained expert floral designers at Penny’s By Plaza Flowers know all types and will be happy to assist you with a perfect selection.
Indoor Succulents
Burro’s Tail – They are not hard to care for and do best in a container that drains well. This Burro’s Tail succulent plant grows to about four inches long and yes resembles a donkey’s tail.
Crown of Thorns – One myth about the Crown of Thorns comes from Thailand where it is thought that the more flowers that bloom the better future the plant owner will have. These enjoy being close to a window to receive about three to four hours of sunlight per day. You should only water when the soil has completely dried out.
Flaming Katy – Coming from Madagascar, the awesome Flaming Katy does best when temperatures are between 60 to 80 degrees and they enjoy well draining clay pots. They have dark red, gold and white flowers if allowed to have eight to ten hours of sunlight.
Jade Plant – Similar in growth patterns to the bonsai plant, the Jade Plant has white or pink flowers that bloom in the shape of stars.
Aloe Vera – The Aloe Vera, as most people know, has medical ointments made from its juices. People use it for scrapes and burns as well as some cosmetics. Of course it can make an attractive house plant as well with its thick, pointed leaves that are variegated with spots of white.
Panda Plant – The Panda Plant actually has fuzzy leaves that have brownish red markings on the edges thus making it resemble a panda. Long living many people use them in hanging planters.
Pincushion Cactus – Native to Mexico, the spikes on this plant give this cactus its name. It does not grow beyond six inches tall but still can give a dessert feel to any home.
Outdoor Succulents
Hens-and-Chicks – Although they have a relatively short life span of three years this succulent produces red flowers in the shape of a crown. It does produce offspring thus the name Hens- and-Chicks. It is said to live forever due to its reproductive ability.
Stonecrop – These come in numerous colors of green, pink and blue. Some of them grow tall while other varieties are more like creeping vines.
Whale’s Tongue Agave – Also Native to Mexico like the indoor Pincushion Cactus, these succulents are typically found in the mountains where the elevation is higher than 3700 feet. They are perfect for outdoors decor as they grow to 14 feet tall.
Ball Cactus – These are great for patio pots and produce yellow flowers. The ball cactus only grows to two feet tall and has the unique shape of a hot air balloon.
Pig’s Ear – Growing to heights of four feet the Pig’s Ear succulent has thick oval leaves with red edges. It requires little water but does take up a lot of garden space.
Sunburst – The sunburst succulent is native to the Canary Islands so it does best in an ocean air environment. It has three basic colors of green, white and yellow variegated leaves and grows to a height of two feet.
Torch Plant – Having light green leaves that turn darker in the full sun, the Torch Plant also produces orange colored blossoms and can grow to heights of ten feet feet.
Our professional and very knowledgeable floral designers at Penny’s By Plaza Flowers will help you select the perfect succulent plant.
Potted Pincushion Cactus
Since our inception, Penny’s By Plaza Flowers has offered delivery to the entire Philadelphia region seven days a week. Customers now know where to find flowers and gifts at any time, making Penny’s By Plaza Flowers their first choice for gifts. Proudly our company has been voted the “Best Florist” by several regional publications, Pennsylvania’s “Florist of the Year” and have been ranked as a “Top Florist” by three national wire services. Having been selected to design flowers for thousands of weddings, three presidential inaugurations, and the GOP 2000 Convention in Philadelphia, we have numerous testimonials from satisfied customers.
Thank you for reading our blog. We invite you to visit us online or stop in to one of our retail stores. We would be honored to assist you with all of your flower, plant and gift needs.
