Australia is not a continent where succulents have diversified greatly, compared to Africa and the Americas. We have a few representatives of a few succulent families, e.g. Aizoaceae: Carpobrotus - 4 native species, only slightly different from some of the S African and S American species; Sarcozona - 2 species, genus endemic, rather similar to Carpobrotus; Disphyma - 1 species, also in NZ and S Africa. There are other slightly less succulent native species in genera like Tetragonia (6 native), Gunniopsis (endemic, 14 spp.), Trianthema (11 native). Portulacaeae: Many spp. of Calandrinia, now treated by some botanists as genus Parakeelya. These are quite succulent and have colourful flowers but are mostly annual and so seem to be disowned by succulent fanciers. Also 1 native Anacampseros sp. Euphorbiaceae: a few Euphorbia spp. with succulent stems, e.g. E. plumerioides (also in Asia), E. stevenii, E. tannensis. Asclepiadaceae: Sarcostemma - 3 native spp., true stem-succulents with twining or scrambling stems. But why not Hoya (7 native) and Dischidia (4 native)? - they have quite succulent leaves. Chenopodiaceae: now here are a lot of succulent species, in genera such as Maireana, Sclerolaena, Enchylaena, Sarcocornia, Halosarcia, Tecticornia, Sclerostegia, Pachycornia, Suaeda, Salsola. But they tend to be either leaf succulents with dry twiggy stems, or saltmarsh plants and have no appeal to succulent fanciers. Rubiaceae: why aren't the ant plants Myrmecodia (3 native) and Hydnophytum (1 native) regarded as succulents? They look pretty succulent to me. And finally, there are a whole lot of plants in various families that have large perennial tubers. If we went by the current fashion of growing these exposed to the air, we could add quite a few Australian 'succulents'. Like a Dahlia is a succulent? And then there are the monocots - Doryanthes? Bulbine? Borya? Xanthorrhoea even? (no less succulent than some Agave or Yucca spp.) What is a succulent?

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Perhaps she could try a cordyline (such as Cordyline petiolaris) Trish

This can be confusing. The best thing to do is get to know your plants and where they come from. I live on the Northern Hemisphere, but I do own succulents that originate from the Southern Hemisphere. For example Lithops I don't water now. I water when my fall comes around which would be your spring. I keep them out of harsh sun and just let them take their little plant nap. I water them early fall, but protect them in the winter. If I lived in hardiness zone 10 I probably wouldn't need to protect them. In Dec and Jan it gets a little too cold at night where I live. The worst combo for succulents is watering them, and then keeping them unprotected during a frosty night. Sounds like where you live it's pretty mild during the winter. Right now probably a lot of your cactus are starting their growing period. As long as everything is in fast draining soil the rains shouldn't be a problem. If you get downpours I would find a way to protect them, but if it's just normal rains I wouldn't worry. Like I said what you have to worry about is the cold. If you get frosty nights you will need to protect them. edit: sorry I'm stupid I only know Fahrenheit. I had to figure out what 10C is converted to F. Your fine no worries. As long as the coldest is 10C your golden:).