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What type of succulents are these?

5 years ago

I have these 2 very small and fragile succulents, can anyone tell me what type they are and how to take care of them? How often should I water them?

The size of the plants are rather small, 3/4 cm.

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peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada

5 years ago

I believe the one on the left is a Plectranthus.

On the right it is a Sedum or Crassula sp.

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Polypompholyx
5 years ago
I'm not sure if you mean 3/4 of a cm or 3 or 4 cm. They look bigger than 7.5 mm to me. Anyway, the one on the left might be a Plectranthus and the one on the right might be a Sedum but I'm not sure. Identifying plants can be tricky when they are small. A Sedum would probably want a better draining mix than you have. I'm not sure what soil mix you used already but it looks like it might be mostly peat. Usually we recommend cactus and succulent soil mixed with perlite at about a 1 to 1 ratio. Sometimes more perlite is used. The objective is to get a soil mix that won't stay wet for too long but how long it stays wet can depend a lot on where you live and if the plants are inside or outside. The Plectranthus, if it is the one I think it is, is a common house plant and tolerant of different soils and watering habits in my experience. Might be best to not keep both plants in the same pot. I'm not sure if your plants need more light or not. The Plectranthus is a scrambling plant. The Sedum looks like it might grow more compact if given more light. I don't recommend keeping them on a table in a room.
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Tonda, I think you misunderstand what Rina means by drainage. The fact that you have put a plastic growers pot into a decorative pot DOES NOT qualify as "great drainage." Good drainage means: 1) That the pot the plant is in has drainage holes at the bottom of it (that growers pot probably does); 2) That the SOIL or MIX the plant is in has been AMENDED so water drains from it easily, shortly after you water it. Rina gave you good advice. I believe your plant will perish unless you change its growing situation. The soil it came in is probably hydrophobic. The peat in that soil has dried hard, and now it cannot absorb water. Even if you put it in a larger container and let it soak, it will moisten up temporarily and then become hard again. That will never change. My recommendation is: ONE POT only, with drainage holes at the bottom and new soil (C/S soil) that is laced at least 50% with either SIFTED and WASHED perlite or washed pumice. NO decorative pot is needed. Just get a clay pot or plastic pot with a large drainage hole or enough small ones, and use the right soil. Reintroduce it GRADUALLY to light, over a week or two, until you can keep it in bright light, even direct light. It's not a circulation issue, in my opinion. When succulents fail, it is a function of one or more of these factors: 1) Poor soil "mix" for the plant. Succulent mixes need aeration with perlite or pumice. 2) Inadequate drainage capability of both the soil and/or pot. 3) Too little or too much light.
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rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
5 years ago
...and there should be a drainage hole in the container (if there isn't any). Container is too large, smaller would be better. Not sure, but it looks like plants are potted in black pot - that wouldn't be a problem, except if it sits in the excess water that is in the bottom of outer pot.
hellkitchenguy Manuel
5 years ago
Give them sunlight, and they won't be fragile anymore
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
5 years ago
looks like a plastic pot slide into a pretty pot.. perfect !!!! ... just make sure you dump out any water that accumulates ...

all succulents.. like a drink of water. .and 99% flowing out the bottom.. and that is why a hole in the pot is very important ...

and for 99% of it to run out.. the right media mix is important.. yours is mostly peat ... which holds a lot of water ...

so the trick for you.. other than repotting .... would be to weigh the pot.. or heft it in your hand .... and let it dry until its much lighter.. and then water it ... and not water it again until its almost dry again.. until the pot is light again .....if you had a kitchen scale.. you could go all scientific on that ... weighing the water in it right now ....

they sure look happy now .... so they must have near perfect water ... dont try to love them to death.. by watering them to kingdom come ...

ken
CasaLester RTP, NC (7b)
5 years ago
The sedum on the right could be S. rubrotinctum.

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