I don't remember what kind of plant this is, does anyone know?

5 years ago

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I've had this succulent since August and it has grown significantly since. It is has been easy to take care of and lives indoors. Recently, in the last week, it has grown what looks like a flower bud (?) but I don't remember what plant it is. I have tried looking for it online and the closest thing to it that I could find was a Haworthia cooperi var. pilifera but the pictures online show it as small and compact. Do any of you know?

This is when I got it in August

This is it now

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cactusmcharris, interior BC Z4/5

5 years ago

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OTOH, when they've become accustomed to it, some are in the harsh realm of full sun, with no nurse plant to shade it.

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Nil13 usda:10a sunset:21 LA,CA (Mount Wash.)
5 years ago
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That is a Haworthia and it is starved for light. That is why it is so streched out. It's called 'etiolation'. They like some shade but not really typical 'houseplant' levels of shade. Yes that is a flower bud.
Sans2014
5 years ago
H. retusa maybe?
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silver_aloe
Original Author
5 years ago
Thanks, I am a college student so I can't put anything outdoors but I do have a window that gets direct sun from noon to sunset. I'll see if it does better there. I know my aloe and dracaena limelight (it sits close by since it burns easily) have been doing great in that area.
stupidlazydog CT zone 5b/6a
5 years ago
I don't think retusa, maybe H. cooperi var. truncata?
SoCal Stewart (San Diego, Ca Zone 10A/10B)
5 years ago
Silver, be sure to acclimate to stronger light gradually over a period of weeks increasing the length of time kept in direct sunlight. An hour or so a day for the first few days increasing the length of time until it's in full sun all the time...or at least for the number of hours you can provide. Otherwise it will burn. I don't know where you are located but noon to sunset where I live is much stronger that the weak sun is from sunrise to noon.

Also, once it gets better light, keep in mind that the current leaves will never revert back to their former appearance, but new growth should improve.

Good luck.
stupidlazydog CT zone 5b/6a
5 years ago
Your plant definitely needs more light, but I think that full sun all the time would be a bit much for most Haws. Bright light with some sun would be good. How much sun depends largely on where you are. I live in New England, and can probably give my Haws more sun than someone living in Florida for instance. For me, an east window works well, or a couple of feet back from a south window. If I put them outside for the summer, they're in a spot with dappled shade most of the day and some direct sun in the early morning.
SoCal Stewart (San Diego, Ca Zone 10A/10B)
5 years ago
OOPS! SLD is completely right! Sorry about that, Silver. That’s exactly the kind of lighting conditions that my Haws are in. Dappled, bright & indirect.
silver_aloe
Original Author
5 years ago
I live in Southern Texas in the US, but I am going to work it towards a south-facing window on a shelf near it so it doesn't burn. I never would've guessed that it was doing bad since its leaves are super firm but I have really learned a lot. Thanks everyone!
Nil13 usda:10a sunset:21 LA,CA (Mount Wash.)
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
'Full sun' indoors isn't anywhere near to the strength of 'full sun' outdoors. I have Haws outside in at least 4 hours of afternoon sun here in Los Angeles. They get red in the summer but they are fine. Haws can take a lot more sun than people think. They just look beat up doing it.