Did you mean to attach some pix?

That big one is echeveria nodulosa. In my experience, it doesn't grow to be that big, and you won't have to worry about size for at least a few years.

Then some various others which are very difficult to identify-sedums, graptosedums, echeveria, pachyphytums....

Karen, you must've posted immediately after I did. I went right back and added the photo.

Thats good to hear about the E. nodulosa. Thanks Garrett. I hope I don't have any true Sedums in there. They want more heat than I have here in Oregon. Pachyphytums though- they're so much fun.

Now I want to go to my local big box store and collect fallen leaves.

Gosh, I've never thought of doing this! I am sooooooo tempted! Of course I have no words of wisdom, I'm such a newbie at this to do so. Just wanted to give you a thumbs up for trying to give new life!

I'm paranoid, too. I always drop them in plain site with my purchases so cashier sees them. Haven't ever photographed for proof though. =)

Haha, yes I'd be paranoid myself! Great idea about advising the staff... I agree, I'm sure they get swept up and thrown away... Unless one of their staff members is like us.. But then that will be my luck, and I won't find any at my store...

LOL! Do you know what plant it came from?

No, it was in an unmarked, mixed pot. I looked at the name of some that I took, but I would never remember the name that goes with the leaf unless I had taken pictures or notes and I was not trying to be that bold. The one in the photo already had roots and a little baby. ☺️

Hehehehe...Good for you, MBT! I hope you get some fun pups.

I will deeply consider this.. Of course, it is good for the conscience to ask some one before taking anything... Otherwise, I would feel guilty for the rest of my life.

Disclaimer: I will not be held responsible for anyone who develops a compulsion to rescue fallen leaves, or gets mistaken for a shoplifter. <grin>

I totally do the same thing LOL!! I got a huge score at Lowes today. I wasn't about to let them just sit there and go to waste! I did find some great ones with a little head start so I think I'll have some luck with them. I enjoyed myself...I just look at it as rescuing helpless plants :) I suppose it's like taking home a stray animal...maybe? :)

It's good to know I'm not the only one. :-). I was at HD again today and picked up a few more (and bought a new Haworthia). I was having so much fun with the succulents that I forgot the stuff I went there for. Now I gotta go back.

I also collect a few here and there, myself ;) After my pot-jumpers began growing I couldn't help but eye up the other orphaned leaves lying about in the store...

(weird - I thought I'd already responded to this thread above, but my comment is not here)

i wish you luck with the nodulosa! I rescued a dish garden with a severed nodulosa, as I've coveted this Echeveria for some time, but never see it for sale.

I have four fallen nodulosa leaves propagating, all of which have roots, but after several weeks still no buds. The severed head is rooted and growing now (yay!) but the stem section that had air roots hasn't sprouted anything yet either.

Sooooo, I kinda sorta did this but not really? I bought 3 succulent plants, and really only bought 2 of them because they had a number of "fallen angels" in the container..

When I mentioned them to the cashier, she said better for you to take them home then for them to end up trashed.. so I didn't feel bad!

Well, I've lost a few. The Echeveria nodulosa leaf has sadly turned to mush. I'm so disappointed about that one. So have a few Sedeveria-looking leaves and a couple E. 'chroma' leaves. I have a couple TINY pups on some others, but most are still just sitting there.

:( boo

All my chroma leaves have shrivelled up, the Lilacina are just sitting there, and my nodulosa are looking rather grim.

I repotted one nodulosa leaf as it has a lot of roots ... So many that I wonder why it's not sprouting! I'm giving it a go with less perlite.

Holy cow! I've never seen so many roots on a leaf! How can it not have a pup? That is so weird. I feel like anything with so many roots just has to survive. Don't give up. I'm rooting for you (ugh, no pun intended).

Exactly, Kwie! How can it not have a pup?!? C'mon, already! :D

Here's a dish I've been watching for a few months. Anyone wanna take a shot at ID?

Is it possible this one is crested...or twins? I'd be thrilled if crested.

Thanks!

It might be crested. I have a E. runyonii pup that's beautifully crested. Like yours, it was an oddly confused little mess of leaves when it was very small. I also think one of my rescued leaves, Sedeveria maybe, is going to be crested.

i picked up some of those same, long, skinny leaves, and I meant to check the species when I went back, but I forgot. The shorter, flatter leaves with the very slightly tinged edges might be Graptosedum 'Alpenglow.'

From your lips to the pups Goddess' ears! =)

Pro-tip: If you have kids, have THEM pick up all the leaves. Looks way less fishy than when I do it! My 8 year old has a whole routine down, and the staff always think it's adorable when she tells them she's saving them