Help identifying some succulents!
Hello!
Someone gave me a handful of succulents that were just about to die. I've been working to bring them back to health and I have a couple that I haven't seen before nor could I find them in the books that I have. I am hoping someone can help me identify them!
The first one I call "palm tree" because I'm not sure what else to call it!
The second I originally had thought was a Echeveria agavoides 'Lipstick' but the leaves look too thin to me.
Thank you!
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Amanda Sprinkle
7 years agoRelated Discussions
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Comments (1)The dark one is Echeveria 'Black Knight'. The green on on the right looks like a Crassula, but is not a Jade (maybe C. platyphylla/nudicaulis type). The pink one in front is Echeveria 'Perle von Nurnberg'. One on left might be a Senecio, but I'd need a better look at it....See MorePlease help me ID some succulents in my collection? Thanks!
Comments (7)Yes, Welcome to the forum. Those are quite a few to go through for ID. Just have a few minutes jumping in & out of the forum, so quick thoughts on some. 2. Does look like Haworthia cuspidata. 4. A. Is Aloe variegata on the right track with Haworthia pumila for 5. A & B. C. has been see listed by a couple of cultivar names, one being H. attenuata 'Wide Band' or 'Wide Zebra'. Nice Gloxinia! Just so you know, when writing plant names, single quotes are used on cultivar names. Species names are not capitalized. Common names or nicknames can use double quotes (but are not necessary). I believe all Bryophyllum have been moved back into Kalanchoe now. Cute pups, all! The Gasteria & Sans would require lengthy research. Sorry, I've no time for that now. Maybe I'll get back....See MoreCan some help identify this succulent?
Comments (6)The tricky thing is that its environment can make an Echeveria look significantly different from "typical". For example, a 'Black Knight' Echeveria which is a deep bronze to deep brown color in lots of light can look quite green when grown in full shade. Echeveria 'Imbricata' which is quite blue in sun can be quite grey in full shade. You learn to look for distinctive little features that are not so culture-dependent as color. For Echeverias good identifiers are the shape of the leaf, especially the tip. For example, one feature of your plant that is distinctive is the tip of the leaf, coming to a sharp point. The leaf is narrower at the base, widens, and becomes almost squared-off on the end with the exception of the sharp tip in the middle of the leaf. In contrast, E. cante does not have the flattened off shape at the end of the leaf, it comes to a point without that roundness and widening. I think Lilacina, like Harry....See MoreHelp ID'ing some succulents
Comments (5)#2 looks like jade - Crassula ovata, that needs some help. I think I see some water in saucer below it? (I am talking about pic/plant #2, not the original one). Not sure, but if yes, that water needs to be disposed off. Mix that succulents are potted in needs to dry out between watering. Leaving excess water in the saucer will just keep soil too wet for too long. Especially if it is water-retaining. Your soil should not stick to perlite so much - either there is too much peat in the soil you used, and/or something is too wet. Sorry for repeating myself - I said same in your other post. But it is important to make sure of good drainage = both soil and container. Use wooden stick-dowel with sharpened end-chopstick to check soil deep inside of pot to make sure it is dry enough before watering. Looking or checking just the surface could be misleading. In winter, many succulents need less water and especially if in cooler locations. Your last plant needs to get rejuvenated to make sure of correct ID - there are few plants that look alike and could be more difficult to ID unless in better condition....See MoreAmanda Sprinkle
7 years agorina_Ontario,Canada 5a
7 years agolast modified: 7 years ago'The palm' :) leaves want definitely more light, that is difficult indoors. They eventually grow longer stalks, but if you google the photos, you'll see how much closer the leaves should be. Your plant doesn't have 'bad' trunks, they are quite short and thick. And it also needs appropriate amount of water - how often, it depends on the mix it is in and temps.
You are right about not putting them into strong light right away, but more and more every 2-3 days will not hurt and they will be acclimatized.
I keep my plants under lights all winter long - helps, still not as good as natural light.
greenclaws UK, Zone 8a
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoAmanda Sprinkle
7 years agoAmanda Sprinkle
7 years agorina_Ontario,Canada 5a
7 years agoPictured plant is about same height as yours - sorry I don't have photo showing it sideways. Here it is about year (?) earlier:
I take all succulents out as soon as nightime temps stay consistently about 50*F.
You won't need light if you keep them outdoors until late fall, when they have to come back indoors again. You could use CFL bulbs (I believe they are slowly fazing them out?), LED bulbs or fluorescent tubes - if those, either T8 or T5 would work. T5HO would be likely best, but they are more $ - so depends on how much you can/want to invest. And if you get more plants, more lights will be needed.
MG cactus and succulent soil may be too peaty - can you get a bag of perlite and mix it about 50/50? Well draining soils are mix of particulates that are larger, peat is too fine. Many of use products like grit, turface, perlite, pumice, scoria - few of these together make good mix.Amanda Sprinkle
7 years agorina_Ontario,Canada 5a
7 years agolast modified: 7 years ago
rina_Ontario,Canada 5a