Can I get an ID please?
I think it's an echeveria, has very stiff leaves. Thanks in advance.
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letsgobird7b
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Can I get an Id please?
Comments (3)Very pretty, not sure what it is though..this "box of chocolates" gets more interesting with each bloom......See MoreFlowering tree Seattle Washingon
Comments (5)We typically generate insufficient summer heat for these to ever flower well. They need a set number of days above 85F for flower formation........and anything above 80F here for more than a day or two is considered a major heat wave ;-)) But the heat sink that is downtown Seattle is one of the few places that would encourage a lot of flowering and that was compounded by our unusually hot and very dry summer. A garden location that was quite protected and that offered a lot of reflected heat - a south or west facing wall, adjacent paving, etc. - would be best and would prompt what flowering might occur. I haven't sussed out all the newer recent introductions to the market as to how likely they may be to thrive and flower well in a cool summer climate but in general, most tend to be smaller selections or dwarf forms and would never develop a tree-like habit as in the photo. Of the older, larger varieties that will grow in to a tree sized form, 'Natchez' has a reputation for being the one cultivar most inclined to flower here but it is a white flowered form....See MoreId please
Comments (3)S. trifasciata `Laurentii Compacta'. has shorter leaves with darker green coloration between the gold bands than `Laurentii'. Just a wild guess due to the photo. If they are leaf cuttings, They will most likely loose the yellow in the leafs. Karen grows sans in water but I find it quite hard to do. Watch for rot....See MoreCan I get an ID please?
Comments (2)I think it looks most like L. socialis. It also seems to want more light. Where I live, we grow them outdoors. One group even gets full sun about a third of the day, and all winter. But it is a fairly adaptable plant....See Morerina_Ontario,Canada 5a
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoLewisia is another Alpine hardy plant - supposedly to z6. I had them overwinter in z5a (and have seen some advertised as hardy to z3). There are few species, so I would think some of them are more hardy than others. Some will 'dissapear' in hot summer. They are native to North America (and named after explorer M. Lewis)
I do not know if your plant is Lewisia but it looks very similar. Flowers should help to ID it, so post when in bloom. My plants finished blooming, here it is back in May:
They usually have few flowering stalks, but maybe your plant is young?
Flowers could be many different colors.
ETA: I just took a photo of leaves - they are very similar: long, spoon-shaped, quite stiff, with down-curving outer edge. Yours is pristine, my plants are ratty looking - they received probably too much sun:
Maybe they are going summer dormant.
Give your plant sun, but maybe just until 11am or so.
Alain (Pacifica, CA;10a)
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoAlain (Pacifica, CA;10a)
6 years agoMy ID skills are certainly not full proof, so still a mystery!! I don't remember seeing small leaves on the flower stem so could be something else.. Guess we'll have to wait a few more days until those buds fully open :)
For good measure, here is a pic of mine. Still doing pretty good at this time of the year considering we already had multiple 100+ waves in san Jose :(
rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
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6 years agoAlain (Pacifica, CA;10a)
6 years agoletsgobird7b
6 years agoI'm back with another updated pic of the succulent my sister has.
Can you tell by the blooms now what it might be? Not fully opened yet
Alain (Pacifica, CA;10a)
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