Graptopetalum amethystinum

Talk about fat leaves. And the fantastic color that goes with them. Also known as "Lavender Pebbles" or the "Jewel-Leaf Plant", it is from the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains of west-central Mexico and is fairly rare and well worth growing. It can be used as a trailing plant or as a hanging basket (it's native to cliffs).

The flowers are typical Graptopetalum flowers, quite intriguing in their own right. I didn't have a good photo of the flower so I'll include this one from the internet.

Image via Wikipedia

As always, enjoy your plants!

Graptopetalum pentandrum ssp. superbum

This is another one of those plants whose flowers can't be fully appreciated until you get up close and personal: Graptopetalum pentandrum ssp. superbum.  They're a part of the Crassulaceae and are from Mexico. Following are a few photos. (Specific status has been proposed for superbum, but I'm not aware if this has been widely accepted.)