I have several & a dozen or so other succulents & they grow best in slightly sandy soil or regular potting soil with sand or even pea size gravel added. The key I've found is use shallow wide containers with a small bottom hole. Their roots are shallow & don't need more than 4" of depth. I've overwhelmed a few thru the years in regular 6" half gallon size pots & they just don't grow well. I've also learn to grow them under cover where they never get flooded by rain & soaked. Mine are on a metal baker's rack under a porch that gets morning sun & bright light all day. I water them with rain water collected in my rain barrel only feet away once a week. Every other month I put a smidgen of Miracle-gro fertilizer to 1/2 gal. of water & give them each 1/8 cup as one of their waterings. For several years they've thrived in this routine along with our humidity & fog of zone 9 south Louisiana.

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