My Stapelianthus Decaryi which I am now calling the "Alien pod plant" recently inflated 3 balloons with at least 2 more forming. 2 have opened. One today, one yesterday. I'm hoping the last opens tomorrow for the 3-peat. Both Older one. I notice they curl backwards more on day 2. Today's flower. Slightly curled. And here is a cool shot. What is inside an Alien Pod plant? Let's have a look... Darn. I don't see any aliens down there. But maybe thats a good thing.

Hi isunshinei, I've since ID'ed all three. You've got the Perle and Pachyveria right. What you're calling 'Moonglow' is actually Pachyveria 'A Grim One', named after it's creator. Interesting fact about so-called 'Moonglow' is that it doesn't exist. It's this same cultivar, but someone started calling it 'Moonglow', and the erroneous name is being perpetuated on the Internet. I have a recent post about it in the Crassulacea Society forum. I was also corrected on the 'Moonglow' misnomer.

Lizardhandz I am glad to hear that someone is using similar (in this case I would say 'the same' :) mix! I hope you'll have excellent result with it. I grow all succulents in it, and even few smaller potted tropical plants. I would use it for big ones too but big pots get heavy with so much grit. Color of your mix is very nice too - it depends on color of chicken grit a lot. What I bought in past, was white. Latest bag has some grayish speckles to it - it comes from different supplier I was told. Your plant has beautiful color. It is supposedly xPachysedsedum of uncertain origin, with one of the parents possibly S. craigii (responsible for color of leaves). It is suppose to grow several stems from the base, so I wonder if yours may be inflorescence? But it looks more like leaves, so maybe not. In case it blooms, pls. post photos! And do so even if it doesn't bloom :)

I low key collect crested succulents. I love how unpredictable they are. Here are a few of them. A tabuliforme Echie hybrid ‘Surf’. I think the crested form actually looks like the surf. They say you should cut off the normal rosettes, but I like the combo look. Forgot what this one is. Euphorbia hybrid And this giant noid medusa octopus echeveria with one big crest in the middle, and arms going off in all directions containing either normal rosettes or flowers at the ends. It’s so big and wild it doesn’t photograph well, but I love it.