Tiny new plants to play with
Karen S. (7b, NYC)
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
Found these last weekend while out getting provisions. Too cute not to try, for $1.99 each.
In the back, variegated Portulacaria afra, at front left, some Cassula, either perforata or marnieriana, & right, some kind of Haworthia.
Too tiny & sweet to resist.
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoKaren S. (7b, NYC)
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoHere they are roots cleaned off, I expect to pot that up later today.
The Crassula perf?
The P afra varieg
The Haws,
Nice looking roots.Karen S. (7b, NYC)
4 years agoHow simple & easy a repot is, once the roots had been completely cleaned off.
This one (no ID Crassula) only gets so-so odds, was coming apart in my hands, just structurally coming apart, not rotting.
I find these P afra handsome & almost elegant.
Lastly, the Haws, sturdy little things!
Fun & cheap little toys.
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