pls help! what happened for my succulents?
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Comments (11)You can keep them in that container, but you're going to have to be a lot more careful than you would in a more traditional environment. A couple things. - Pink isn't always bad! Quite a few succulents can develop a pink tint around the outer rim of their leaves when they get a lot of sun, however, be careful of beige, brown, black, grey, etc.. The difference between a healthy and happy pink and an unhappy color is pretty obvious when you see it. - The rocks are a dicey move. To keep the container I'd recommend switching the soil to a well draining cactus soil and mixing in some of those small rocks to give it extra drainage. Without a drainage hole in the bottom you're going to have to be extremely careful to not over water, too. - Like Lena said, succulents need really good drainage and air circulation, otherwise they're going to rot. These plants are built to survive droughts (but they are not cacti - under watering can cause harm as well). The way they do this is they suck up and store all the water they possibly can. Too much water means they will bloat up until they pretty much turn to jelly and die. If you lived in an arid environment and payed very close attention to these guys, you could get away with this container, but still probably not worth the headache. - That container is great for other things! Especially if you really like the rocks you could consider putting a big air plant in there (as long as you're good with regular care). While it can be done like this, wouldn't it be more fun to increase your number of plants and give each one a container they'll truly thrive in, without a lot of headache? - Ditto to Lena, again! Looks like Echeveria varieties. Of note, these are ones where some healthy pink / red around the outer leaves might not be bad. The one on the right might be Echeveria Halbingeri and the one on the left might be an Echeveria Huffs Pink or Blue Cloud. These plants especially like full sun (careful of burning from intense afternoon sun, depending on where you live), and if they get enough sun you may notice them turning a healthy rosey around the edges!...See MoreWhat's happening to my succulent? PLEASE HELP!
Comments (5)Leaves that start yellowing and are soft are most often water logged. The most important would be to give it good drainage - pot with drainage holes and very well draining mix. Mounding up the soil is not problem - it actually helps to direct excess water away, but in water retaining mix it helps just a little. Big pot + water-retaining mix = very big chance of rotting. After these are corrected, the plant will need lots of light....See MoreMy only succulent is a mystery succulent pls help
Comments (4)It is very small to correctly ID. Was it always so small? If not, do you have 'before' photo? In 4 mo, it should be quite a bit bigger. What I can tell you for sure, it needs to be repotted into much better substrate; in a clean pot (same one is most likely plenty enough in size but needs/should be washed thoroughly); pot should have drainage holes (I am assuming this one does); pot should be filled with mix much higher so plant is not lost inside of it (not helpful for few reasons); and it needs plenty of sun. If you are able and willing to make these changes - plant will grow and soon could be ID-ed. Btw, all improvements I pointed out would apply for growing almost all succulents, regardless proper names:)...See MoreWhat happened to my succulents?
Comments (6)Your sempervivum looks OK, only a bit lacking in light. They can be grown indoors but they need a lot of sun. Your semp has flowered and you are seeing a normal flower stalk. The main plant will now die, leaving the pups around it to continue the plant. You should cut the pups off and let them root as separate plants and repot one back into the pot, otherwise you are going to be left with a gap in the pot and the pups hanging outside. The other one is an echevaria and also showing a litlle lack of light. You can cut the top off it, let it heal for a week and reroot it before planting it back into the pot. Otherwise it will have a long stalk with leaves at the top from now on. Give them as much sun as you can from now on....See Moresucculenthope
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