Succulents with Red Flowers can make for excellent gifts for friends and family. Read on if you want to grow one for yourself!
Blooms can brighten up any space they are kept in and radiate many positive vibes. In America, red is often associated with desire, power, and love. We have compiled a list of Succulents with Red Flowers for you that are both beautiful and easy to maintain!
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Succulents with Red Flowers
1. Christmas Cactus
Botanical Name: Schlumbergera
With red and huge blooms, it makes for a stunning holiday season houseplant, perfect for Christmas decorations. The flowers can last for 4-10 weeks in wide varieties.
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2. Baby Sun Rose
Botanical Name: Mesembryanthemum cordifolium
With small foliage, the plant flaunts tiny red flowers that bloom from spring to summer and makes any space look lively.
3. Kalanchoe
Botanical Name: Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Flaming Katy Kalanchoe is one of the most attractive succulents with red flowers. You can get this one to make your home and garden look red and bright, especially during winter.
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4. Torch Aloe
Botanical Name: Aloe arborescens
With sword-shaped foliage and stunning orange-red flowers during the winters, it is quite a hardy specimen that works both as an outdoor and indoor plant.
5. Barrel Cactus
Botanical Name: Echinocactus grusonii
The plant looks cylindrical and resembles a huge globe. Expect the vibrant red flowers to open up in early summer.
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6. Burro’s Tail
Botanical Name: Sedum morganianum
Even though the plant flowers, it does not do so consistently. If you want the plant to bloom, make sure it sits in a spot that receives plenty of sunlight.
7. Crown of Thorns
Botanical Name: Euphorbia milii
It is one of the most striking succulents with red flowers. This small compact plant looks gorgeous with blooms on top of the leaves that look like small buttons.
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8. Red Torch Cactus
Botanical Name: Echinopsis spachiana
Red Torch Cactus is known for its fiery red blooms that open up at the top of the plant in spring. The blossoms exist only for 15-18 hours like the Saguaro flowers.
9. Orchid Cactus
Botanical Name: Disocactus ackermannii
It is also famous as Fantasy Dragon. With the central crown of joined petals, this succulent looks perfect in any space with red flowers.
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10. Cooperi Red
Botanical Name: Delosperma cooperi
It produces delicate small red blooms in spring till fall in warmer zones. This succulent makes for a fantastic ground cover and can be found in various colors.
11. Crassula Morgan’s Beauty
Botanical Name: Crassula ‘Morgan’s Beauty’
Crassula Morgan’s Beauty is another beautiful small succulent producing pink-red spring flowers. With dusty, chubby, silver-blue-colored foliage, it stays compact.
12. Echeveria Black Prince
Botanical Name: Echeveria affinis
The red flowers on Echeveria Black Prince go really well with its foliage that comes in shades of purple, dark brown, to black.
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13. Aloe Porcupine
Botanical Name: Aloe ‘Porcupine’
The red flowers of the Aloe Porcupine are a thing of beauty. This plant can attract many pollinators to your garden!
14. Pincushion Cactus
Botanical Name: Mammillaria
This succulent does not need much space to grow and looks stunning with its red flowers. It is the best choice for office desks, table tops, and shelves.
