Identify This Succulent
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please can someone identify this succulent?
Comments (3)All I can say is it doesn't look much like any impatien I've ever grown :) You might try the Cactus and Succulent group....See MoreIdentify my succulent!
Comments (5)If it is coarse sand, it will work. I would check it for size by sifting it, using a kitchen sieve and use coarse parts that do not fall thru. So if coarse - keep it. t is difficult to judge size of it from the photo. Many ppl do not like perlite because t is so light, and they find that it 'floats'. I use it a lot - pumice would be great but it isn't easy to get for me. I do not really have problem with perlite, because I use grit top-dressing (that keeps perlite in the pot). I really like very gritty mix and use it for all succulents. It is approx. equal amounts of sifted or rinsed perlite and grit (I use chicken grit size #2). To that, I add small amount of turface, usually about 10-20%. Turface holds some water, but is also grainy. Sometimes, I substitute turface with soil or cocopeat, and it seems to work. No more than 20% of total (same as if using turface). I find gritty mix very well draining. Here is photo of it: Many ppl use mix of C&S soil and perlite (or pumice) in 1:1 ratio, and seem to like it. It could be better to use in hotter and drier regions than I am in. It would retain some water bit longer. I keep plants outside spring to fall, and do not worry about them getting rained on - because mix drains fast. If no rain for a while, I just water with garden hose. So there are few options for good mix. Since my plants have to be indoors for winter, I use lots of supplemental lights. You can buy 'fancy' grow lights...I use some CFL light bulbs, some LED light bulbs and also have LED tubes (if I have to get a new or additional, I get LED: they are more efficient). Make sure you get good light source; high k and lumens is what you are looking for... Threads I linked to show beheading many different succulent. There are tips and photos from many members, so I think it helps....See MoreI need help identifying this succulent plant.
Comments (2)Looks like sedum dendroideum. There are thousands of sedums, so hard to say from this photo, but s. dendroideum is a shrub., gets up to 2-3' here is CA, it's evergreen and quite a bright yellow-green with sun....See MoreCould you help identify my succulents?
Comments (2)1. Alworthia’Black Gem’ 2. Most likely Kalanchoe luciae, but there’s also Kalanchoe thyrsiflora that looks pretty much identical. The flowers are different, on luciae the little flowers are white, while on thyrsiflora they are yellow. I say it’s most likely it’s luciae because supposedly thyrsiflora is less common in cultivation....See Morewestes Zone 9b California SF Bay
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