Can I propitiate this broken mystery plant?
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Mystery needs an ID so I can plant 3 of them!
Comments (7)Glad to see you got your answer on Name that Plant. Regarding taking close-up photos, use the flower setting on the camera; it enables it to focus closer up. KarinL Here is a link that might be useful: Alyogyne huegenii it is......See MoreAttempting to save mystery plants. I.D. and advice?
Comments (11)Well, firstly, and more important than a name for them is if you want to save them they need to come out of whatever they are planted in at the moment. What is the soil you've used, it looks like ordinary garden soil maybe? They are definitely succulents and that being the case I use a free draining gritty mix made up of equal amounts of small gravel, perlite, bark chips and very gritty cactus mix (some may not advise this last ingredient as some C&S mixes are very peaty, so be careful here with what you use, if you can't get a good one, lessen the amount of it). It needs to be damp, that's all, don't water until you see signs of growth. Cut of any brown/dead/decaying end of their stem and let them dry for a day or so, it won't harm them, then plant in your new mix. A name may well come in soon, but they will not do well in that soil I'm certain. Hope this helps. Gill UK...See MoreMystery Plant Contest's mysterious disappearance
Comments (2)Spike indicated that the Mystery Plant contest may (just as mysteriously) reappear in the future. Thanks, Spike! This follow-up will also enable this post to "drop down", as it's been up near the top of the forum long enough now. cranebill...See MorePlease ID Mystery 'Plant' I didn't plant.
Comments (4)If you had small children who habitually ate plants in the yard, toxicity might be an issue... but then many plants are poisonous, probably including the lily you originally planted (at least many things in the lily family are poisonous). Tomatoes and rhubarb leaves are poisonous too, but most people don't worry about them. I'd say enjoy your plant. (As to how it got there, it probably came as a seed or weed in the pot you planted--I've had many pleasant surprises like that.)...See MoreVirginia
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