Need help with dying jade succulent
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Need expert help with unknown dying(?) succulent!
Comments (1)hope4greenthumb, I want to say that it is some type of aeonium and that these tend to lose their leaves depending on the exact species, but please don't take my word for it, as I am honestly not sure beyond that. I could be totally wrong and I hope someone else is better able to help you identify these plants (and is able to let you know if their leaf loss is normal or not). Elizabeth...See MoreDying dessert rose and jade type succulent
Comments (10)Hi, Gillian - Welcome to the forum. Your white pots are so cute and look so nice there. I hate tossing cute pots. You can probaby get away with using them for a thin leaf haworthia, like fasciata. Just use 50/50 mix and water weekly very sparingly, like a capful. You have to really know your succulents and what you're doing to get away with using these pots. The leaf tips will tell you if they need more water. Or you can place a liner with drainage holes inside. Just remove to water and allow to drain thoroughly so there is no standing water. Great advice up there ...You have improved conditions greatly by repotting to a 50/50 cactus soil / perlite mix and changing to free draining pots. Both jade and adenium are succulents that hold lots of water. Depending on where you are, neither should be watered more than once weekly during hot weather (perhaps twice weekly for the adenium), much less frequently during cooler temps. Please let us know where you are so we can help with this. If you edit your profile, you can add your location next to your zone and it'll show up on all your posts. Lighting requirements for these two plants are different. The jade will do best in bright filtered or indirect (or cooler morning) sunlight. The adenium needs and loves direct bright sunlight. If they aren't receiving the required sunlight, move them towards those conditions slowly over a 10-day period. As mentioned, the jade will bounce back. The adenium, however, needs attention. Is it grown from seed or is this a cutting? Please remove it from the soil. The yellowing leaves are an indicator that it's been overly dry or (more likely) overly wet. It will absolutely be fine out of the pot. Tap off / rinse off any soil. Allow to dry and take a good closeup, back & front. Once you've posted that here, we can help you with next steps. Please add your very valuable hands on observations, i.e., are there any black, brown or soft spots? Is there any give or sponginess to the caudex? Are there any mushy roots? Otherwise, we're just guessing & that's not helpful. Looking forward to seeing everything resolved for you & your babies! - Maria Elena...See MorePlease can you help? My jades are dying... see pics
Comments (31)Sorry to disagree with Pat: I also think putting both pots in front of the window is a shock. I would have left them between the windows where you had them to begin with. That corner was too dark for jades. They like lots of light and will grow much better in front of the window. Unless they were in very dark conditions for a while and are moved suddenly into very sunny spot (I do not believe that is possible in winter, in Michigan), there should be no problem. Moving plants into strong sunlight from indoors could cause sunburn, and plants should be acclimatized. I believe Steven meant moving the plants from place to place - like from a store, where it sat for a while, to a house...Some plants will respond by dropping many leaves when location is changed (ficus Benjamina is known for doing that). Personally, I do not have that experience with jades. And I move them around a lot....See MorePlease help, my succulents are dying!
Comments (4)Gabby I believe you already had a thread about these plants= here = and few ppl responded. I don't remember what soil mix you used, but Gasteria has some rot - at least leaves you are showing do. Last plant - looks like xGraptoveria 'Fred Ives' to me; but there are few very similar looking Echeverias - is one of the easiest plants to reroot. If roots were totally dry, cutting them all off shouldn't be problem. Just insert into dry mix and let it be. They root even without any soil- look at these: Plant that you think is jade is actually Portulacaria afra - not related to jade. From what you describe, it sounds like they were quite dry and now maybe some overwatering, visible on gasteria. I do not know what else to suggest except what was already said....See MoreAthénaïs Bfd
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