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Biri

Help!!!! Not sure what’s going on with this guy. Seems like I might need to put some more cactus soil in its pot, because it’s kind of sticking out of it, meaning I can easily pull it out of the dirt. The bottom layer of leaves/stems are dried out as well (tried to get pictures). It also seems to be growing towards to one side. There’s also a little white fuzzy growth on it. Not sure if this is because the plant is a cobweb hens and chicks…I’m not really sure what this plant is, some people have told me it’s a type of house leek. Also for more information, I live in Chicago, and this guy sits in the only north facing window that I have. It gets a little cold near the window. These days it’s cloudy most days, and around the 30s-40s outside, but I have my heater turned to 70. I repotted it from its plastic pot two or three months ago.

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  1. Adrienne

    White fuzzy stuff is usually mealybugs — I’d recommend looking that up and seeing if it’s what you have. The plant is some type of houseleek/hens and chicks (different names for the same plant), the genus is sempervivum. This one isn’t a cobweb houseleek though, that looks different. Do you have any other windows? North-facing windows get very little direct light (in the northern hemisphere anyway), so any other window (west, east, or south) would probably be better.

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    • Biri

      I found a fix for mealy bugs to be using 70% alcohol so I will be trying that. Unfortunately I live in a studio and only have one big window that faces north, the rest of my plants are doing alright but this one is really the one that’s struggling the most

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    • Adrienne

      Good luck!!!

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  2. KD 🪴

    You can also lift up the bottom layer of leaves and pluck off the dried shriveled ones.

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  3. c.cat

    the leaning is from not enough light, you can supplement with a grow light or lamp!

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