Buy Graptopetalum paraguayense

Graptopetalum paraguayense, commonly known as ghost plant or mother-of-pearl plant, is a succulent species native to Tamaulipas, Mexico, belonging to the jade plant family, Crassulaceae. It features fleshy, opalescent leaves arranged in rosettes, which can turn pinkish-yellow in hot, dry conditions or blue-gray in partial shade. The plant forms small rosettes about 4 inches wide, with stems growing up to 2 meters long that eventually cascade over time. In spring, it produces dainty sprays of star-shaped yellow flowers with five petals spotted with red. Ghost plant is quite cold-hardy, tolerating temperatures down to -10°C, and thrives in well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. It is drought-tolerant once established and can be easily propagated through cutting leaves or stems. Hardy in USDA zones 9a to 11b, ghost plant can withstand temperatures from 20°F to 50°F, or down to 15°F with protection. Versatile and low-maintenance, it is suitable for rock gardens, containers, ground cover, or as a decorative feature on patios. It is also deer-resistant and attracts minimal pests and diseases, making it an ideal choice for ornamental purposes.

Grown in a 4 inch pot

Tender. Silvery-blue rosettes with a pink cast.

Ghost Plant's trailing branches are cloaked with pearl gray fleshy leaves which terminate in rosettes. In spring and occasionally after, panicles of pale acid yellow flowers are produced. It makes a great filller plant in big planters, and if it gets too rambunctious, just pinch it back. Under a foot tall, and sprawls 18-24".

A small succulent with 3 to 6 inch wide rosettes holding thick triangular pointed flat leaves that range in color from pale blue, light pink, to light purple in the same plant. The plant spread slowly creating a colony to only about 1 foot tall. In spring appear white flowers with small red specks.

(GHOST PLANT) Cute succulent - slowly expanding glaucous blue gray rosettes to 6” high that are tinged with lavender… makes an easy small scale ground cover, will cascade over a wall or over the side of a pot…thrives in rock gardens. Summer white star shaped flowers with red speckles are a bonus! Broken pieces will start new plants…sun, well drained soils, water when dry. Surprisingly hardy! USDA Z7b

Light Shade. Outdoor/Indoor. 6 inch inflorescences are White with Red spots.

Large rosettes of thick silvery-gray succullent foliage are held at the ends of thick stems. This is a tough evergreen perennial that seems to thrive on neglect. Grow it as a drought tolerant groundcover or let it spill from a container. If sufficiently neglected it may even produce clusters of 1/2" star-shaped white flowers in Spring or Summer.

Here's a plant we like to offer that actually isn't that rare - being one of those pass-along succulents that Grandma has kept going since the dawn of time. But that doesn't mean it isn't cool - what's not to like about chunky little glaucous leaves that assume a purplish cast in the sun? And it's extremely easy to grow, tolerating sun or shade, and moist or dry soil, as long as it isn't too soggy. The exciting part is that under the right conditions it can actually overwinter outdoors in the Pacific Northwest, though it will freeze to the ground in all but the mildest winters. For this to succeed it needs excellent drainage, protection from an overhead canopy, and some sort of mulch (one Portland area gardener I know of was quite successful growing it under a small pine). And of course it is a piece of cake to propagate from either stem or leaf cuttings, should you desire to save a piece for insurance. It's hard to give an exact hardiness rating, but anywhere that the ground does freeze very much, or very deeply, it should overwinter successfully, including much of the South.

Surprisingly tough, silvery purple succulent from the mountains of Paraguay, just as one might guess, with rosettes to 6" across. Very attractive spilling over pots or planters. Quite drought tolerant, but grows quickly with summer moisture. Full sun to part shade. This clone has been hardy for many years in Portland and can be planted out where temperatures seldom drop below 15 °F, mid USDA zone 8.