Check out Mountain Crest Gardens. Good prices and never had a problem with the size or health of their plants (a 2.5" pot will be a pretty big plant).

I have ordered once with AridLands and was very impressed with their quick shipping. I think I ordered the plants on Sunday night and got them Tuesday or Wednesday! And they have a nice variety of things I wouldn't find in the BBS. BUT I have to say out of the three plants I received from them, 2 were REALLY small I mean still healthy root systems but they looked more like cuttings than the 3" plants I had ordered. But, I visited them in person and saw that they actually do have big, healthy plants, so I think I just had bad luck with my one order, and I would order from them again.

http://www.out-of-africa-plants.com/ 

http://aridlandswholesale.com/oscommerce/

http://mesagarden.com/

You could always check Etsy, many of the sellers on there have great reviews and I've never had an issue with shipping, packaging, or anything like that. I even bought a 4" Echeveria Lola and it was already in bloom!!

But if you don't want to shop Etsy (shipping is EXPENSIVE) then you could try Altman Plants. They have a lot of hybrids, but they're absolutely stunning and have free shipping for orders of $50+. However, they're holding off on shipping to certain states until it gets warmer. Right now they're shipping to: AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, IL, LA, MI, NC, NM, NV, OK, SC, TN, TX and VA. I recently was shipped 10 succulents + cacti from Altman Plants and they all came well packaged, but they did soak their plants prior to shipping and some of the leaves were destroyed upon opening....

Another place you could try is Mountain Crest Gardens. They have collections of different succulents if you want to get a variety at once or you can buy individual succulents from them. You can even search for succulents that are specific to your zone.

Out of all of the places I just mentioned, I really think Etsy + Mountain Crest Gardens are your best bet. Good luck! (:

Michael, so you understand, STC ( Rina's link above) has great plants and purchasing as part of the group reduces fixed costs. The plants are not large mature plants. We DO NOT order any CITES plants and stick primarily to Haworthia. Some do order Gasteria and others. We have some restrictions in addition to CITES depending on the import license.

C & D Succulents

Grigsby

Everyone- Thanks for all the suggestions! I have a lot more to choose from now. (Not sure if that's a blessing or a curse!) Hearing your experiences was very useful, too.

Juliet- Good to know that Etsy has worked out well for you. I saw some plants listed there, but I was a little hesitant because I wasn't sure how reliable, accurate, etc., the sellers were likely to be. Sounds like their feedback is a good way to tell. I suppose the same would probably go for eBay.

Doc- Thanks for the explanation. I'll have to take some time and look through all of their Haworthia! I've seen some really gorgeous photos on here of plants originally from STC (including some of yours).

Michael,

Miles to Go

Miles of Cactus

is a wonderful resource.

One of my C&S favorites too not sure how I forgot them. Thank you for that reminder cactusmcharris

I'm going there later this month - some Albuca, Ferocactus and Mormodica are on my shopping list.

I have ordered from this one last year.
Daniels

Michael - So far I have made three succulent purchases from Etsy.

My most recent order was from SucculentCharm where I bought two succulents: an Echeveria Lola and a Sempervivum Calcareum. Both 4".

I've also bought a Haworthia Fasciata from SucculentBabies and it's already starting to bloom! This one was shipped to me bare root.

Then my first succulent purchase from Etsy was from 5StarSucculents and I bought 15 cuttings from that shop for $15.49. I received that package on February 24 and most of the succulents have started rooting, which is super exciting.

CTS Airplants on Etsy is my go-to for ordering succulents online. He also offers the same items on Ebay - Coastaltill1. I cannot say enough great things about Andrew's Etsy shop. His prices are a little high but shipping is reasonable and you do get some insanely quality plants. I always feel like each plant was selected special just for me. I have had some customer service issues that they were fast to resolve. I received the wrong plant and he offered to send me the correct plant and keep the one that was incorrect, even though he took a hit for it. When he kept receiving the wrong plant from his grower to fulfill my order he personally drove down to the grower and picked the correct plant for me.

I noticed Mountain Crest was mentioned above. They have a lovely Sedum and Sempervivum selection and their plants are quality but use caution when ordering. I have known of several instances, including an order I placed, where 1 or more items was not put in the box. When I contacted them they were very friendly and offered to refund me for the item. If a plant is out of stock when you place the order instead of emailing you and asking if you'd like something else or initially offering a refund, they will just send the shipment with no mention of the missing order. Personally I would rather replace the plant I wanted with something different than get a refund because if I want to order something else I would have to pay for the shipping again. IMO they are a little sneaky when it comes to that.

-Erica

Juliet

Haworthia fasciata is not a very common plant, very often it is actually mislabeled Haworthia attenuata. Not saying your is or not - just wondering. Do you mind posting a photo? Thnx.

Agree with Rina on this point... just didn't want to say it. Haworthia fasciata should have NO marking on the inside of the leaves.

Rina -

Oh by the way, I have replanted my Haworthia in a different container WITH drainage holes. Coming to this forum and just browsing I have learned how foolish I was for planting my Haworthia in a glass container without drainage holes (: - this is an old photo.

Juliet

close up would be better, I think it is attenuata.

Compare yours to a photo from P. Lapshin site showing H. fasciata:

H. fasciata is indeed a hard plant to find and seldom for sale on the market. I have made the same mistake. When young they do look a lot alike. H. fasciata grows into a column and has shorter more harder leaf. Thanks to the above who helped me out as well.

Stush