Help identifying my succulents!!
Hello! I have a little family of succulents growing however, I don’t know what most of them are! All except one are store bought and didn’t come with their names. I need help with these first three.
And then my cactus I have. I got it from a friend who took it off of theirs! I’ve had it for around 2 or 3 years now and just not sure what it is! I also killed the first one I had by watering it too much I think :(
My last identification is one that I got as a gift from Walmart and it flowers. I’m not sure if it is a succulent but the leaves seem fleshy like a succulent would be.
This is a lot but also my one is dying, it’s Leaves used to stick straight out and now they are shriveled up and curling in. it started to lean and I tried to repot it and noticed that there was only about 1/2in of roots and they weren’t enough to support the plant. Is she a gonner? And since I don’t know it’s name I’m not for sure how to take care of it.
Picture above is recently after I bought it Jan 18th.
Pictures below are from today.
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Comments (6)It would be best if you take it out of the glass bowl and repot into a pot with drainage holes, into a well draining mix. You can improve the potting mix by adding even more perlite; many ppl use 50/50 mix (or even bit higher than 50% for perlite). Edited to add: just saw above post I am sure it is meant in good humor :) - not trying 'to get on you', just trying to help......See MoreI need help identifying my succulents
Comments (12)Sempervivums are very difficult to ID, there are more than 50 species and thousands cultivars, with many looking very similar. Exact name of the cultivar really doesn't matter that much as far as their needs: they are really same. When plant is not healthy, or grown under not-so-good conditions, they may, and often do, different than they should and that's another problem to ID it correctly. Kirby I don't see you mentioning your general location or growing zone? Sempervivums are very hardy plants, most of them will overwinter outdoors, under the snow, in z4 and many even lower. So unless you are in colder location, they could and should be grown outdoors. Proper pots are much more important than one may think. I would encourage you to repot plants that are in containers that do not have drainage holes. You don't even need to buy pots - plastic containers from cottage cheese or yogurt will work as long as you poke holes in it - a thin nail or straight pin works very well. Many small holes around bottom are great. Use opaque containers, as see-through will encourage growth of algae (more of a aesthetic problem, it will not kill your plants). I hope you do not think that we are preaching to you - all members here are quite enthusiastic about succulents; everyone that posted wanted to offer some helpful tips. We do get carried away - as soon as any of us see a problem, we comment even if you didn't ask about it (potting mix and drainage holes in this case...). It is all meant well and to help - otherwise none of us would waste time on reading and replaying :)...See MoreI need help identifying my succulent!!!!
Comments (1)Ghosty, ghost plant. graptopetalum paraguayense, me thinks....See MoreNeed help identifying my succulents!
Comments (3)A little closer up pls, w/ more light, these are really too dark to say....See Morekarlee97
6 years agoThis is the mix, but I feel like it’s holding more water than it should. This is over 4 years old I believe, should I get new soil? Also a couple of my pots don’t have drainage holes so I’m gonna try and drill them out this weekend maybe. But for now I put them in a plastic one that does and then just placed that in my decorative pots.
And my little cactus has never bloomed yet but I will ask my friend to send me a picture of the big one blooming!
karlee97
6 years ago
Kara 9b SF Bay Area CA
6 years ago
Kara 9b SF Bay Area CA