In spite of the 100+ degree heat we are having in So Cal. this cactus  continues to bloom day after day. They only last a day but I'll take it.

Succulents do well planted in the ground. They seek their own moisture and less chance of being over watered. I have more luck with them planted in ground and they survive the heat and the frost better too.

It is scorching hot in our neck of the woods. Today we have a high of 115 degrees. Ouch! I put out my beach umbrella to provide shade to some of my rare succulents. Hope the heat does not burn the rest of them. We are supposed to get 10 degrees cooler temp by tomorrow.