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Comments (5)Welcome MP. You've got an Echeveria hybrid, possibly one of Dick Wright's. Here are some websites with pictures that might help: http://www.flickr.com/photos/33610540@N07/sets/ http://www.echeveriasinoz.com/feature.html It is natural for the lower leaves to eventually die and fall off. There is a recent post (http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/cacti/msg0600240429885.html?7) where I have added some pictures showing what you do once the head grows too tall and the plant becomes top heavy. Next, while hard to see, your soil mix looks a bit on the heavy side and this could spell root rot at some point in time and why you're dropping so many leaves. You may want to repot in something containing more grit such as perlite. Then again, if your soil is dry and the leaves soft, might require more water. It all depends on your weather conditions, the air circulation and the plant location. This Echeveria wants lots of sun to maintain its color. The leave you are holding will probably not root and grow another plant because it is yellowing and dying. If you want to do leaf production, you have to have a good healthy leaf. Not all hybrids will grow from leaves. The gray colored Echeveria in the side pouch, under your finger, is E. runyonii 'Topsy Turvy'. Can't make out the others....See MoreSpringtime Marches in.....
Comments (12)Thank you! We had a brief spell of warm weather so the whole garden seemed to bloom all at once. But we have had a spell of cold rain, so that should slow things down a bit and I won't have to water. It'll probably give the roses a bad case of rust, though - darn it! And of course, aphids just love these kinds of conditions. hurlee, the yellow-leafed shrub is my prized Lavatera olba "Aureum". I bought it as a container at one of our better local nurseries, but after a lot of commercial stock was destroyed due to being found carriers of sudden oak death virus, I have never seen another one offered. It has spectacular lavendar flowers which will appear in another month or so. You can tell it's related to hibiscus from the flower shape: The freesias opened up so fast it looks like they'll be over in just a few weeks! They really put on a colorful show this year: More freesias with a variegated erysimum in full bloom: Here's a shot of what I call 'bubblegum' iris because of their Juicyfruit scent. You can get a better idea of the lavatera foliage colors, in the background: The 'bubblegum' iris are not quite as large or showy as the dark purple (variety unknown) bearded iris I have elsewhere. They also only bloom once, and disappear over the winter, whereas the other iris is a rebloomer and remains evergreen. Still, I get a kick out of their scent, and it's a nice sign of spring when they return:...See MoreAbout to transplant some succulents. Am I doing this right?
Comments (29)Bonnie just to let you know that it is usually better to start a new thread especially if the older one has many posts and probably plenty of answers to original poster - and may not be read as often. There is a reason why plants are sold on clearance, and for such low price: most often it is a poor condition of the plant. Stores don't really know (or may have no time) how to care about different plants and succulents suffer usually more since they do not like to sit in wet soil. All plants in the stores get watered at the same time. Buying so many plants in poor condition makes it so much harder to save them - in very short time, you already lost 2. On top of that, the moon cacti are actually 2 plants: one on the bottom is a rootstock (more vigorous plant) and one on top - the colored one - is grafted on it. Colored plant can't survive on it's own since it lacks chlorophyl. It will grow grafted, but quite often doesn't grow more than few years (there are exceptions, but not that many). The soil they are in is likely not so much week, but water-retaining. It is probably peat that either stays too wet or too dry - very difficult to keep right moisture. Succulents need good drainage. You need to read about better mix to use for them. This thread has posts that mention better mix (even a photo of it), and you can search the forum for many, many more. Getting proper mix and containers ready ahead of time would help, so all the plants could be repotted as soon as possible. I am not trying to 'beat you up', just stating few facts. It is difficult to resist a bargain, but dealing with so many plants in poor condition isn't easy....See MoreLandscaping tips
Comments (25)Martha, a focus only on economy is not always the best philosophy with landscaping, as is the case with most everything else related to home ownership:-) As is usually the case, the walkway is likely far too narrow.......and is tucked in far too close to the structure. That already makes the walk to the entry unwelcoming for visitors. When you flank plantings on both sides of a narrow walkway, the effect is to become even more intimidating and unwelcoming! Replacing a too skimpy and ill-placed walkway - a standard developer/builder stock in trade - is one of the first things I address with clients as a garden designer. It immediately recreates the setting and a welcoming entry sets off any adjoining plantings and the landscaping as a whole.. Depending on how it is handled, it does not have to be expensive and the expense is just another sound investment in the property and an increase the property value. In many cases this can be a DIY project requiring only moderate skills. I have found it is better to take a long term approach to correcting these issues rather than a quick and dirty, cheap one. It is almost always a far better outcome....See Morecanaanjs09
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