These Plants Are Tough
Bill M.
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Tiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
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Rubber Tree Plant in tough shape
Comments (1)Well sorry to tell you, it's not a Rubber Plant at all, but a Jade Plant (Crassula ovata). Likely your repot is a problem as you probably used the wrong mix. It would need to be cactus & succulent mix w/ 50% perlite added to it. Also, I think the pot's too big & wayy too deep. Pls. flip over to the Cactus & Succulent Forum (C&S for short) & read up on Jades / Crassulas, there's a great deal of info. over there, care, mixes. Also, don't water or it'll get worse. Pls. read up on care of Jade plants first. Good luck!...See Moretrying again ...4 plants to id
Comments (3)#1 is Desmodium sessilfolium (Sessile-leaved Tick Trefoil) #2 is Lespedeza cuneata (Sericea lespedeza). #3 looks like Lespedeze stuevei (Tall Bush Lespedeza) Interesting that all the plants you've posted are legumes (Fabaceae) and three of the four are Lespedezas....See Moreneed help planning planting... suggestions?
Comments (2)The Huntington has used the Blue Senecio reptans for a ground cover with their cacti. This little Senecio grows approx 8" tall. Takes full sun. Crassula Platyphylla v. radicans do well also in this climate no shade little water and turns a rich burgundy red. If you want feet and animals kept out use a small Echinopsis cactus that has spines, some don't. These plants will give you color all year long. This selection show red, blue, and the Echinopis flowering every month if grown properly. You can grow a row of lemon trees, that hold fruit year round. My friend from Gold Piano, uses Agave as a barrier. My front parkway strip I have planted in succulents, some cactus included in the mix. Norma...See Moretough plant is tough
Comments (3)Carol Deppe, author of Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties which I am constantly rereading, would find that exciting. You have the potential to develop an especially hardy pepper from the germplasm you have in that plant. Jim...See Morepopmama (Colorado, USDA z5)
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2 years agoTiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
2 years agoMeyermike(Zone 6a Ma.)
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