09 Ideas on how to make money with Succulents

By Frederico Azevedo last updated 26 Oct, 2022

High on the market and in good demand, succulents are beautiful plants that everyone would like to have!

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Can you imagine selling succulents and making good money? Is it really a good deal?

Big and trendy nowadays, succulents are plants with root or stem being considered some very rare, having the ability to store more water than normal compared to other plants.

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How to sell succulents?

As in any business, having dedication, focus, and a goal is essential to selling anything.

And succulents are no different.

Define the target audience and that way you will know what type of succulent to work with, what the best arrangements will be.

Take into account the demand in the place where you sell, whether it is high or medium, so as not to spend more material than necessary.

There are several niches of consumers who buy succulents.

See now 09 ideas of where to sell:

sell on the internet
home/office decor
baby showers
bridal bouquet
Birthdays (for decoration and souvenirs, depending on the type of party and age of the birthday person)
Wedding parties (can be for decoration or for a souvenir)
Rent (you can, instead of selling to decorate some events, rent succulent arrangements and vases)
wedding/dating anniversaries
Other commemorative events

What are the types of succulents to make money?

The succulent can count with more than 1600 species, among cacti and other types of plants capable of storing water in their leaves.

Discover now some types of succulents that you can sell:

Graptopetalum (or ghost plant) – This species has the characteristics to grow and propagate through leaves with a very easy way and quickly takes root.

Mammillaria – Very similar to small cacti.

Mammiliaria have many different types of texture, and can look like they are covered in cobwebs or snow – which is a unique charm for your arrangement!

Sedum – The sedum is a species that has a very fast growth and the ability to sprout very easily by its own leaves.

It is a very beautiful species, with an impressive diversity of colors, which attracts the customer;

Echeveria – Echeverias are beautiful flowers with open petals and thick and firm textures typical of succulents;

kalanchoe – Being able to grow and multiply quickly, kalanchoes are beautiful flowers of different colors – blue, yellow, red, purple, orange, pink, etc.

Senetius – With a longer format, succulents of the senetius species are very different from the others we have already mentioned. This is a great counterpoint to the arrangements!

prickly pear – Known as “Mickey ear” due to its shape, it is the darling of customers in the middle of succulents, it looks a lot like a flattened cactus and always appears in cartoons;

Preparing succulent arrangements to earn money

According to the variety of species, colors and sizes, as already mentioned in the topics above.

Arrangements can also be of different types, pleasing both the customer's taste and decorating with plants.

It's beautiful when it's done.

You will easily find succulent arrangement images on the internet as a basis for your work.

But if you like it, put your hand in the dough and creativity to to work, because this will yield you a unique product.

Never done, and the new always generates attention.

The container material is extremely important when making according to the succulent species.

For that, we leave here a list of some materials that you can work with.

glass vases
clay pots
ceramic vases
cement pots
Cups and mugs (they look great in containers like these!)
PET bottles (they're a cheaper way to start, but don't forget you can still paint and decorate the PET bottles!)
and mugs (they look great in containers like these!)