Questions tagged [succulents]
Water retaining plants adapted to arid climates and/or soil. Use this tag with questions about caring, propagating and identifying tomato succulents.
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What plant is this, is it a Hoya?
Just got this plant and I thought it's Hoya but not sure. Can anyone tell me the name of this plant please?
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Tulista Vs. Haworthia cultivation: What did I miss?
Edit: Tulistas have been much harder to cultivate than Haworthias, even though I think they live in similar environments (If I'm not wrong), so why is it difficult for me to grow them? In what way ...
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Full spectrum LED strips tape for growing succulents and indoor plants
I'm looking at modifying some built in shelving that I have in my house with some LED strips to help my succulents and indoor plants. Due to the fixed nature of the shelves and the relatively narrow ...
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What must I do to save this kalanchoe?
The leaves of this kalanchoe are thin and greyish. I noticed that the main stem looks like the trunk of a tree.
When I received it as a gift, it was beautiful, very small and filled with flowers. But ...
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How long should I wait before watering my beheaded echeveria stem?
I recently (yesterday) beheaded an echeveria plant that had grown leggy. The leafy upper part is currently set aside, forming a callous and (hopefully) roots. I can find plenty of information about ...
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Aloe ID and why they look stunted?
My Aloes are growing well. Those two, however seem to prefer different conditions. I never figured-out if they do better with more shade (leaves become more succulent but much paler), or more water (...
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Small brownish spots on succulents | how to cure?
What disease/fungi/insect is causing this and how can I get rid of it?
thanks in advance!
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How to get get pups or divide this overgrown aloe vera plant?
I have a very large aloe vera plant. I cannot see any pups/babies. Is there a way I can divide it into more pots, either so the original isn't as big or just just to have more aloe vera plants?
It's ...
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What is wrong with my haworthia?
I took over somebody's Haworthia plant a while ago, and kept watering it at the same frequency (once a week), but this is how it looks like after two months:
The symptoms are that turn yellow and ...
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Identify the succulent
This succulent was presented to me. The person who presented it to me just gave 2/3 strings of the plant and asked me to plant it in a hanging pot.
Its leaves are slightly reddish on the backside.
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How to save this succulent from drying up?
I have a succulent plant (not sure the exact plant name) placed indoor next to my window. It has been in this state below for the past few months.
The leaves have all dried up, including the flowers. ...
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Succulent's older and outer rim leaves are yellowing/dying
Sorry I forgot the name of this succulent. Previously 1 leaf used to yellow and wither away but this time I noticed 5 leaves are yellowing, and all are older leaves. Last time i water this succulent ...
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What’s a reasonable number of succulents to plant in this dish?
I have a good few small succulents that are growing well. They were initially planted in small seashells, then moved to small planter pots and now I’d like to have them merged to save space and have ...
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Mystery House Plant (Succulent) is sick?
I inherited a mystery house plant that I assumed was some type of aloe. Honestly I wasn't too worried about it (it seemed happy and pretty enough😅) until it got these yellow growths where the leaves ...
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Chuck the plant - am I ill?
My name's Chuck, and I'm a plant.
Bamboo tells me I'm a Sansevieria trifasciata laurentii, also known as "Mother in Law's Tongue" or "Snake Plant" (see other question here).
I live indoor with my ...
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What type of Sansevieria is this?
Does anyone know what type of Sansevieria is this? The foliage looks like Sansevieria Cylindrica, but I have only seen starfish shape or straight-up shape before. The layering of foliage looks a bit ...
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What is with the rocks in succulent plants?
I notice that people generally plant succulents in rocks why do they do this? Are my succulents better if I use rocks? What type of rock is best for them?
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Brown spots in succulent
I just noticed my cactus has these dark spots and it seems to have passed it on to one more of my plants.
Does anybody know what is it and what I can do to save them?
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What is the Name of this Plant and is it succulent or Sansevieria
I bought this plant from Ikea atleast 2 months back, and shifted it to a slightly bigger pot and now i see new "leaves" are starting to come.
But what is the name of this plant and category
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Sempervivum sprouting but not to make a flower. Why is that and how to do something about it?
My Sempervivum (actually a good number of my little friends) show the behaviour in the attached picture.
I take samples of these plants from my outside garden where they thrive and I'd like them to ...
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How should we treat cracks in the stem of Aloe Veras?
I received this damaged Aloe Vera about 5 days ago and I found help, here mainly, to determine the source of its problems. So everything was on track now, until I realized that it had soil in between ...
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Cactus growing white hard coating
One of my cactuses has been gradually growing a white coating, and the lower outgrowths seem to be shrivelling up and fading, I first noticed this about a year ago and it hasn't stopped no matter what ...
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Can anyone identify this apparent succulent weed? It's popping up all over after our rains
This appears to be a weed, as hundreds have popped up all over a backyard at a client's home. Any idea of what it is? Found in San Diego, California, USA.
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What is wrong with my kalanchoe blossfeldiana?
I bought this lovely girl for my mom last May at Vons, and kept it alive since then. It's been in continual bloom. It gets plenty of shade and sun, and I bring it inside at night and back out in the ...
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How to give my Stapelias a healthy compact look?
I currently have none in my collection, but I think of re-introducing them into my garden, as either potted plants or grown from seed.
My experience is as follows: In a shaded location, they grow ...
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ZZ Plant stem rot
Last week, I ordered 5 pieces of ZZ plants. It arrived somehow damaged (leaves yellowing and some have fallen off). The stem appeared to be undamaged. Today, however, I noticed that one of the ZZz ...
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My succulent plant is developing a yellow stem and white silky strands. Is this normal?
My succulent plant's stem is starting to get shriveled, and its weak (can't support its own weight) along with yellow. I'm starting to use straws and wooden stakes to support it. Leaves are falling ...
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What is soil mold and how to kill it
I used neem oil spray on a succulent that had mealybugs. 5 days later, This fuzzy, stringy white mold appeared all over the soil. It stunk, and I hated it. I sprayed the mold with neem oil, and the ...
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haworthia scale bugs are too tough
This is not a long question (down at the end), but I would like first to share with you some of my attempts as well as results before proceeding to the question itself.
EDIT: 1) Added picture, 2) ...
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Need help in Identifying this succulent and taking care of it
I was gifted this succulent plant about 10 days back.
Need help in identifying the exact species of the plant.
I live in Bangalore, India. If it helps.
I searched online and found it to look similar ...
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What does this plant need?
I spontaneously adopted this succulent from a shop.
I've never grown a plant before.
I learned what I could from videos and people and the internet.
My request is for information, help me understand ...
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What's this brown spot on my jade leaf?
What's this brown spot on the leaf of my jade plant? I first saw it on the leaf about a week ago. A few days before I saw it, I had to remove one of its bottom leaves because it looked like it was ...
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What could be the reason of this stem turning into white in the center areas?
The stem stopped growing since 2 days and the flower/leaf is not opening up. I thought it could be thirsty but watering didn't help.
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Succulent with green/red leaves, small and multiple pink flowers, identification
I've already asked here but the none of the answer were correct and the picture I uploaded was without the flowers. It likes partial sun/bright shade. Does anyone know what succulent is this?
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When to move Euphorbia milii to full sun?
Yesterday I bought a Euphorbia milii (Crown of Thorn) in a 6" pot from my local Home Depot. At the store it never received full sun.
I know that this plant thrives with direct sun, so I'll be ...
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Succulent in need of repotting
My colleague had bought this succulent plant for our office in a supermarket, and it was left there before lockdown. Over the months it has grown in size (it had a small rose-like shape just above the ...
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The leaves on my succulent are getting brown and mushy - help!
I got this succulent from a local florist and have kept in my living room with low light and regular potting soil. I have have it for about a week - I am just starting to notice the bottom leaves are ...
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How can I help my succulent?
so I think I have an Haworthia Fasciata and I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong.
I think I was over watering, so I stopped watering And put it outside for 3 days to dry out. it’s been a few weeks now ...
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White and brown spots on cacti
I've been away for the last two and a half weeks, and upon return I noticed a few of my cacti had developed white fuzzy spots, which were not there before.
In the worst instance, one cactus appears ...
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Can I use white aquarium sand to replace the sand on my substrate?
I want to make a substrate with vermiculite and sand. However, I don't find a small amount of sand to buy where I live. At the market I saw this white sand for aquariums.
Does anyone know if I can use ...
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Should I prune my Crassula rogersii?
I have what I think is a little Crassula rogersii that's been growing out in three branches from a little trunk. The branch in the middle seems to be getting somewhat top-heavy (you can see how this ...
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Kalanchoe wilting
I bought a kalanchoe around a month ago and have watered it very slightly once every 2 weeks. Recently the leaves have started to turn yellow, soggy and fall on the slightest touch. The soil though is ...
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Is this plant a Crassula Ovata or a Portulacaria Afra?
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What plant is this? I tried to compare it to both the Crassula and the Portulacaria but I think it has a bit of both. Also, the pot is of oval shape, is it necessary to have it? or can I switch to ...
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Please ID a weird vine, a pseudo hybrid of these two varieties
I met a lady that had a vine similar to a variegated pothos or a philodendron, with very fat and succulent heart-shaped leaves, about 4-5 millimetres thickness, 4"/10cm long, hanging on water-...
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Cactus growing in a stem between two leaves?
Question 1: What plant is this... a cactus growing in a stem between two leaves...? Never saw that at stores, I think! It got so heavy that it started falling, I'm keeping it up straight with the help ...
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What is this kalanchoe-like plant?
My grandmother has this plant on her sunny windowsill. She barely waters it. It's grown quite leggy as the winters here (in Ireland) are quite dark, but overall it's gotten much bigger during its time ...
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Why is the bottom of my cactus discolored and soft?
I got this cactus a couple of years ago but in the last few months I have noticed the bottom half getting brownish and soft. I water the cactus about once every 6-8 days and it gets a lot of direct ...
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What kind of succulent is my plant here?
I got this about one and a half years ago. It used to have about 6 wider leaves lower down, but they fell off one by one over the months, and now it's grown these three cute little branches of little ...
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Black spots on echeveria leaves - cause?
Activity on 28-01-2019:
Watered - soil is damp as of 29-01-2019, but it is a fast-draining cactus mix.
Pest control - sprayed 2~3 times with pyrethrum bug spray (brand below)
Fertilized - about half ...
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Germinating succulent seeds
First a little background,
I live in Sri Lanka where the temperature is at about 30c throughout the year. The sun is also very strong for the entire year and yeah we don't have different seasons here....
