The picture of the plant (and thus its health) is indistinct, but you have a nice Echeveria there.

Sorry I can't help you as I don't grow this....just wanted to say how nice to have a post with please/thank you/and some dialogue, it goes such a long way! You obviously realise that the good ppl who frequent this forum are merely doing so at their own wish, and are prepared to help those who put their questions to us.

I hope your plant does well for you once you have got some more info so please do come back......and armed with that better picture!

Gill UK

Good morning everyone!

I have taken another photo to help identify the condition and health of the succulent. Thank you all for investing some time towards something so new and cool. Hopefully this photo helps, if not let me know what I can do to make the picture more helpful. It is currently located in front of a window. It is winter where I am (Canada) so the sun can be fairly bright or not around for days. Regardless its always in the same spot in front of the window. It gets water when the soil drys out, which is frequent because in the winter the air gets very dry, which is ironic because its always either snowing or raining. I go about watering by taking it out of its decorative pot, and running it under the tap with warm water, not cold, not hot, until it feels wet. Then I let it drip out of the hole at the bottom (drain) before putting it back into its decorative pot in front of the window. I have had the succulent since I would say July or August of 2015, and found that it started to change the way it looked when summer was coming to an end (September/October). Instead of having that two toned colour, it started to just turn green, I don't know if this is normal but since getting it in the summer I have been following the instructions on the information plastic clip that came on the plant's pot. Finally found a blog which directed me towards this site to identify what kind of succulent it was.

Hopefully this information has helped, again I really appreciate you guys taking the time to read and write to me.

The shape of the leaves kinds of reminds me of flat version of Adromischus cristatus leaves (a.k.a. Crinkle Leaf Plant, photo below). Could it be a hybrid between the two? Just a wild thought.. ;)

The leaves look very much like Neon Breakers, but I think the flowers would be much redder, or dark pink. Here's mine in bloom. And it stays outside in the sun all year round.

Here is my shaviana in bloom:

Wow! Thank you all for getting to me so quickly!

Grenda: those look fantastic! I agree, initially I bought the plant because of how it caught my eye at the store. It was like a purple blue-ish (pearlescent) if that makes any sense, just stunning. I can see you have leaves attached to your stems, when I bought mine there weren't any, maybe a sign of something from the beginning. It looked like at one time there were leaves all the way down similar to yours.

Chucker: that does look very similar! I wouldn't be surprised if it was some sort of hybrid or not a true succulent. Or it could be that I dont know what I am doing and I am torturing the poor plant.

Rina: I am also from Ontario, specifically Ottawa, and I will re pot my plant on your advice. It seems to me that the stuff the plant came in looks a bit earthy. If you're located in Ottawa, what store do you recommend to go to for new soil.

So, the plant looked like it did in the first picture for a while after I got it. But then I started to notice that the center of the plant started to go bright green (like the colour in the second picture). The green started to bleed outwards from the center to the outside making it look like it does in the second photo. Generally speaking, it could be over watered or under watered or not enough sun. I doubt that it has too much sun. I was also wondering if I was right by assuming it only blooms once a year?

Thank you all once again, this is very exciting and interesting.

Nope, not a hybrid btw Adro and Ech - the flowers are pure Ech. I don't think that hybrid is possible, anyway.

I am north of Toronto.

Many of us buy chicken grit from farm supply store. Perlite is easy to buy (any garden center, Wallmart, Home Depo, Rona - most places that carry potted plants). Perhaps you can find one of the other ingredients I mentioned. These, mixed in approx. equal amounts should be much better for your succulent.

If you can't get any of the above, get the perlite (very easy to find & inexpensive) and bag of cacti&succulent soil. This should be sifted thru kitchen sieve and keep what stays inside of it. Mix it about 50/50 with sifted perlite (same way-to get rid of dust), and you'll have better substrate.

As pointed out, the light is what is needed for coloring. Unless you supply some more, plant will stay green.

Under right conditions, it may bloom more than once a year.

OK thank you all very much I have the answers I needed!

a) What kind of succulent is this?
(Echevaria Shaviana)
b) Whats the most likely cause of the green?
Not enough light
c) Do they bloom just once a year?
No, they can bloom multiple times a year depending on how healthy there environment is
d) What kind of soil "media" substrate should I use to replant the succulent?
Sifted perlite, cacti succulent soil, chicken grit.
e) Where do I get the supplies I need to replant the succulent?
You can get them at any general gardening center.

Here is what I am going to do differently!
Step 1) change the "media" that my plant is in (sifted perlite, cacti succulent soil, chicken grit)
Step 2) Arrange for more lighting (aquarium HOT5 lighting)
Step 3) Post the results (pictures of succulent success)

I am excited to replant my succulent and see what lies underneath!

How healthy *their*

Some would recommend an unglazed terracotta pot too for faster drying; same size as current will be fine - avoid overpotting.

I find when eche shoot up a flower stem they often suck energy/water out of its lower/older leaves. These then look limp & haggard until they fall off. Don't overwater just because these old leaves are wrinkled, guage by the newest/centre leaves.