What's the type of my Succulent? Grown too tall
Khalani Dávila
6 years ago
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rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
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Succulent growing too tall
Comments (9)Holy cow I've never seen a succulent get that leggy before-get that poor guy some sun! A South or southwest window is best, because it's not getting enough sun and is getting leggy trying to stretch out to find more sun. You're probably going to have to behead that poor guy soon Here is a link that might be useful: How to take care of Leggy succulents...See MoreSucculent Plant growing too tall and leaning
Comments (5)Hi Floral UK, Yes I took your suggestion about the repost and will make sure that when I re-pot it will have proper drainage; bought it from a store like this though but thought it was odd there was no drainage! Thanks again,...See MoreMy succulent is really tall and leaning on a stick! help!
Comments (10)Aurora- your Echeveria Setosa is extremely etiolated. Etiolation is a condition where the stem of a succulent stretches because it is not receiving adequate sunlight. What I would do with your particular plant is to cut off the main "rosette," completely off with a clean pair of pruners or whatever you have that is sharp. You want to snip it off cleanly, not saw it off. Leave about 3 inches of the stem on the rosette. Once you've done that, place the rosette/cutting on a clean, dry, surface...stones, dry soil, will work, perlite if you have that. Pull off the bottom leaves, about 2 or three so you have a nice piece of the stem visible. You want to achieve a nice cut like the picture I've posted for you. Place it out of direct sunlight, somewhere with shade. The rosette needs to form a dry, calloused area where you made the cut. I would give it at least a week to 2 weeks before I plant it in soil. during this time of waiting, I do not water it at all. Now, back to your main plant for a moment. From your picture I would guess you could probably make a 2nd cut under the bottom most leaves and make another cutting. Try to make cuttings as pictured above. Your main stem appears to be at least 3 feet in length. I would also cut that to at least 5 inches in height. The rest of the stem I would cut into pieces at least 5 inches long. This method may allow you to grow new rosettes on all of the pieces as well, which in time you can remove from the stem giving you new plants. Lay each of the pieces on a clean, dry surface as well. If you don't want more plants, you can skip this step altogether. Now, on he stem you have left...the one that is already planted, the one I told you to keep at least 5 inches high is still alive. It will grow a new rosette. Place it in a spot with more sun so it does not "etiolate" (stretch) again. Water as you usually have been doing. Hopefully once a week or every 10 days. Let us know how you make out! Forum members: If I missed anything please comment. it's 1:30am lol. Best of luck Aurora....See MoreHelp ID my baby succulents, grown from cuttings
Comments (9)I use chicken grit that is granite chips (the colored grit is some decorative stones that were mixed in). I use mix of grit and perlite and some turface for all my succulents. Aquarium pebbles are usually bigger, much smoother (maybe that decorative grit is aquarium gravel? - not sure) and often colored. Here is photo of chicken grit: Some plants will root faster than others. So it also depends on which leaves you are propagating. I have done it on top of mix of perlite and some C&S soil too, but usually do not bother setting it up like that any more: Here are the same leaves I showed on April 9, that were on a black plastic cover, (I put them on a terracotta saucer) plantlets are bigger now (I didn't do anything with them, didn't water):If I wanted to keep growing them (not sure if I will - have plenty of plants, haha), I would probably put them on top of the mix and sprinkle little of it on top of the roots . It could be also just perlite or pumice if you have some. Or any mix you are using, juts put very light cover....See MoreUser
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